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Unknown — may refer to: * a lack of knowledge * a variable to be solved for in a mathematical equation * an actor or footballer or singer who is not yet famous * John Doe, an unknown person* Unknown unknown, an unanticipated uncertainty in a formal… … Wikipedia
unknown — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not known or familiar. ► NOUN ▪ an unknown person or thing. ● unknown to Cf. ↑unknown to … English terms dictionary
unknown — [unnōn′] adj. not known; specif., a) not in the knowledge, understanding, or acquaintance of someone; unfamiliar (to) b) not discovered, identified, determined, explored, etc. n. 1. an unknown person or thing 2. an unknown mathematical quantity:… … English World dictionary
unknown — (adj.) c.1300, strange, unfamiliar (of persons, places), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of KNOW (Cf. know). Cf. O.E. ungecnawen. In ref. to facts, attested from early 14c. The noun meaning unknown person is recorded from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
unknown — [[t]ʌ̱nno͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦♦ unknowns 1) ADJ If something is unknown to you, you have no knowledge of it. An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested... How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain... The… … English dictionary
unknown — adjective not known or familiar. noun an unknown person or thing. ↘Mathematics an unknown quantity or variable. Phrases unknown to without the knowledge of. Derivatives unknownness noun … English new terms dictionary
unknown — /ʌnˈnoʊn/ (say un nohn) adjective 1. not known; not within the range of one s knowledge, cognisance, or acquaintance; unfamiliar; strange. 2. not ascertained, discovered, explored, or identified. –noun 3. someone or something that is unknown; an… …
unknown to somebody — unknown to sb idiom without the person mentioned being aware of it • Unknown to me, he had already signed the agreement. Main entry: ↑unknownidiom … Useful english dictionary
unknown quantity — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing whose nature, value, or significance is not known … English terms dictionary
Person or Persons Unknown — Infobox Television episode Title = Person or Persons Unknown Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Richard Long in Person or Persons Unknown Season = 3 Episode = 92 Airdate =March 23, 1962 Production =4829 Writer =Charles Beaumont Director =John… … Wikipedia
