HyperDic: unwritten

English > 3 senses of the word *unwritten*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unwritten	based on custom rather than documentation
	all	unwritten, oral	using speech rather than writing
	all	unwritten, ad-lib, spontaneous	said or done without having been planned or written in advance

unwritten > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnrih'tahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *unwritten*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Based on custom rather than documentation.
Examples	"an unwritten law" "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence
Narrower	common-law	Based on common ... / common law
Opposite	written	systematically collected and written down

English > *unwritten*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Using speech rather than writing.
Synonym	oral
Broader	spoken	Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech
Spanish	oral
Catalan	oral

English > *unwritten*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	said or done without having been planned or written in advance.
Synonyms	ad-lib, spontaneous
Broader	unscripted	not furnished with or using a script

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