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unknown adjective

adjective
/ʌnˈnəʊn/
1

if something is unknown, people do not know about it or do not know what it is

Example

Several hundred people were affected by the previously unknown virus.

Example

Most of her friends are unknown to me.

Example

For some unknown reason, the plane landed at the wrong airport.

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2

not famous

Example

an unknown poet

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