Unpublished Meaning
/əˈnpʌblɪʃt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot published.
Sentence Examples
An unpublished work is like an undelivered present.
I have three unpublished manuscripts.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The author kept his novel ____ because no publisher wanted to buy it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author recently found an ____ manuscript in his attic that he wrote many years ago.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English published English unpublished From un- + published.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some interesting details of Sturrock's subsequent career are contained in his unpublished memoirs, compiled long after his retirement from the railway service."
— 1948 January and February, “Memoirs of Archibald Sturrock”, in Railway Magazine, page 47:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author kept his novel ____ because no publisher wanted to buy it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author recently found an ____ manuscript in his attic that he wrote many years ago.