unclassified

[ uhn-klas-uh-fahyd ]

/ ʌnˈklæs əˌfaɪd /

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adjective

not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.

(of data, documents, etc.) not belonging to a category that is restricted for reasons of security; not secret: unclassified plans; unclassified information.

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Origin of unclassified

First recorded in 1860–65; un-¹ + classified

Words nearby unclassified

unclad, unclaimed, unclamp, unclasp, unclassical, unclassified, unclassy, uncle, unclean, uncleanly, unclear

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How to use unclassified in a sentence

Patil noticed that some kids would try to separate the unclassified pasta into two roughly equal groups at every juncture.
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Cheap measuring tapes are unclassified, meaning their accuracy can’t be traced to any known standard.
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The original solicitation specifies that the cloud should be able to handle petabytes of unclassified data every few months.
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The Defense Department is poised to release an unclassified report on unidentified aerial phenomena.
U.S. worries about space aliens and UFOs are older than you think|Gordon Fraser|June 25, 2021|Washington Post

He said that the lab had declared another article was unclassified that DOE said was classified, after its publication.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda|Center for Public Integrity|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the unclassified version, the Central Intelligence Agency, as such, is not mentioned a single time.
Truth, Justice and Benghazi|Christopher Dickey|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An unclassified briefing document provides new clues, writes Eli Lake.
The Intel Behind Obama’s Libya Line|Eli Lake|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The information leaked by WikiLeaks includes unclassified information.
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If his camp grows into a house frequented by sportsmen, there will be a duffel room to contain all manner of unclassified things.
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That introduction seems mighty comprehensive on your part, but it still leaves me unclassified.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
She would be called in England a charwoman, but in this America of the vast mongrel heterogenesis she is an unclassified laborer.
I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane
They were arranged under twenty-six groups, and yet fifty-four are unclassified that are distinct as German and French.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
Let the psychologist explain Benny's mental processes; we prefer to leave them undisturbed and unclassified.
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British Dictionary definitions for unclassified

unclassified

/ (ʌnˈklæsɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

not arranged in any specific order or grouping

(of information) not possessing a security classification

(of football results) not arranged in any special order or in divisions

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Origin of unclassified

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