un|writ|ten

un|writ|ten
un|writ|ten «uhn RIHT uhn», adjective.
1. not written; oral; verbal: »

an unwritten order.

2. not yet written.
3. understood or customary, but not actually expressed in writing: »

the unwritten code of a gentleman. Great Britain has an unwritten Constitution.

4. not written on; blank.

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