unnamed
Americanadjective
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without a name; nameless.
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not indicated or mentioned by name; unidentified.
an unnamed lover.
adjective
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having no name
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not mentioned by name
the culprit shall remain unnamed
Etymology
Origin of unnamed
1400–50; un- 1 + name ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Your chaser is Alison McAlpine’s appealing, aptly titled “Perfectly a Strangeness,” sans humans, but starring three donkeys in an unnamed desert happening upon a cluster of hilltop observatories.
From Los Angeles Times
He was probably afflicted by epilepsy, a condition that usually went unnamed to avoid public shame.
The AI-chip powerhouse will be part of OpenAI's new funding round with an agreement that could be concluded as early as this weekend, according to the Times, which cited unnamed sources close to the matter.
From Barron's
An unnamed government source told the ABC that the Chinese police may have been trying to prevent Chinese nationals getting involved in protests abroad, or to help the company for some reason.
From Barron's
The unnamed former officer said there were "real concerns" in the late 1990s and early 2000s that the "royal protection team became too close to their principals", and staff were "terrified" of being demoted.
From BBC
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