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a) Spoken or otherwise communicated other than in writing.
Its an unwritten law that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.
b) Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.
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Unwritten — álbum de estudio de Natasha Bedingfield Publicación 6 de septiembre de 2004 (UK e Irlanda) 7 de septiembre de 2004 (Europa, Asia y Australia) 8 de mayo de 2004 (Suramérica) 2 de agosto de … Wikipedia Español
Unwritten — Un*writ ten, a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [1913 Webster] {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwritten — [un rit′ n, un′rit΄ n] adj. 1. not in writing; not written or printed 2. operating only through custom or tradition [an unwritten rule] 3. not written on; blank … English World dictionary
unwritten — index nuncupative, oral, parol, prescriptive, verbal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unwritten — mid 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of WRITE (Cf. write). Cf. O.E. unwriten, O.N. uritinn … Etymology dictionary
unwritten — [adj] understood accepted, conventional, customary, oral, spoken, tacit, traditional, unformulated, unrecorded, unsaid, verbal, vocal, word of mouth; concepts 267,533 Ant. explained, explicated, stated, written … New thesaurus
unwritten — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not written. 2) (especially of a law) resting originally on custom or judicial decision rather than on statute … English terms dictionary
Unwritten — This article is about the Natasha Bedingfield album. For other uses, see Unwritten (disambiguation). Unwritten Studio album by Natasha Bedingf … Wikipedia
Unwritten — Cet article a pour sujet l album de Natasha Bedingfield. Pour une définition du mot « unwritten », voir l’article unwritten du Wiktionnaire. Unwritten est un album de Natasha Bedingfield. Il fut lancé au Royaume Uni le 6 septembre 2004 … Wikipédia en Français
unwritten — [[t]ʌ̱nrɪ̱t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Something such as a book that is unwritten has not been printed or written down. Universal have agreed to pay ₤2.5 million for Grisham s next, as yet unwritten, novel. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n An unwritten rule,… … English dictionary
unwritten — un|writ|ten [ʌnˈrıtn] adj an unwritten rule, law, agreement etc is one that everyone knows about although it is not official ▪ unwritten rules of social behaviour … Dictionary of contemporary English
