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unknown

Dictionary definition · unknown

noun

  1. an unknown and unexplored region"they came like angels out of the unknown"
  2. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  3. a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

adjective

  1. not known"an unknown amount"
  2. being or having an unknown or unnamed source"a poem by an unknown author"
  3. not known to exist"things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"
  4. not famous or acclaimed"an obscure family"
  5. not known before"used many strange words"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).