unknown:1
adjective14th century
- not known or not well-known; also : having an unknown value
unknown:2
noun
unknown
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1597{ds||1||}
- one that is not known or not well-known; especially : a person who is little known (as to the public)
- something that requires discovery, identification, or clarification: such as
- a symbol (such as x, y, or z) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity
Unknown Soldier
noun
Unknown Soldier
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1923
- an unidentified soldier whose body is selected to receive national honors as a representative of all of the same nation who died in a war and especially in one of the world wars
unknown quantity
noun
unknown quantity
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- someone or something whose abilities or characteristics are not yet known
unknown to
idiom
unknown to
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- without being known about by (someone)
big unknown
noun
big unknown
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- the important thing that everyone would like to know
of unknown origin
idiom
of unknown origin
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- —used to say that the source or cause of something is not known
the unknown
noun
the unknown
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- a place, situation, or thing that is not known about or understood : a situation that one is unfamiliar with
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