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unbegun

unbegun adjective: that had no beginning; always existent.

Adjective

unbegun (not comparable)

  1. That had no beginning; always existent.
    • Thou knowest not how came ye, hence callest thyself unbegotten; certainly knowest not thy beginning, hence callest thyself unbegun.1851, Herman Melville, “The Candles”, in Moby-Dick
  2. Which has not yet been begun; unstarted.

Synonyms of unbegun

Origin of unbegun

From Middle English unbegunne, unbegunnon, unbigonne, unbigunnen, unbigunnon, unnbigunnenn, from Old English unbegunnen; equivalent to un- + begun.

Questions about unbegun

What does unbegun mean?
Unbegun means that had no beginning; always existent.
What part of speech is unbegun?
Unbegun is an adjective.

Words near unbegun in the dictionary

  1. unbeguile
  2. unbeguiled
  3. unbeguiles
  4. unbeguiling
  5. unbeguilingly
  6. unbegun
  7. unbehaving
  8. unbeheaded
  9. unbeheld
  10. unbeholdable
  11. unbeholden

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