unlearnt
Britishadjective
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denoting knowledge or skills innately present and therefore not learnt
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not learnt or taken notice of
unlearnt lessons
Example Sentences
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"The Fukushima accident is the result of unlearnt lessons of Chernobyl," Rosatom spokesman Sergei Novikov said.
From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2011
Its experiences, its many lessons and duties, are all unlearnt and you would pass to the spirit world immatured.
From Within the Temple of Isis by Wagner, Belle M.
And a hundred lessons on farming had to be learnt, and a hundred more to be unlearnt.
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Barker, Joseph
Judaism also unlearnt polygamy, and made an unbidden improvement upon Moses.
From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William
Never a lesson unlearnt, nor a duty undone, and his eager eyes looked forward to a life of truth and obedience.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
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