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unpronounced

unpronounced adjective: that is not pronounced.

Adjective

unpronounced (not comparable)

  1. That is not pronounced.
    • The letter p in the word "pterodactyl" is unpronounced.

Origin of unpronounced

From un- + pronounced.

Questions about unpronounced

What does unpronounced mean?
Unpronounced means that is not pronounced.
What part of speech is unpronounced?
Unpronounced is an adjective.

Words near unpronounced in the dictionary

  1. unpronouncable
  2. unpronounceability
  3. unpronounceable
  4. unpronounceables
  5. unpronounceably
  6. unpronounced
  7. unpronouncing
  8. unproof
  9. unproofed
  10. unproofing
  11. unproofread

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