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unrefereed

unrefereed adjective: not judged by a formal referee.

Adjective

unrefereed (not comparable)

  1. Not judged by a formal referee.
    • Our friendly games of ball are unrefereed, which is fine until we have to settle a dispute by screaming at each other.
  2. Of a journal article: not reviewed before being printed.
    • Being printed in an unrefereed journal isn't as prestigious as being published in a refereed academic journal.

Origin of unrefereed

From un- + refereed.

Questions about unrefereed

What does unrefereed mean?
Unrefereed means not judged by a formal referee.
What part of speech is unrefereed?
Unrefereed is an adjective.

Words near unrefereed in the dictionary

  1. unreeve
  2. unreeved
  3. unreeves
  4. unreeving
  5. unrefactored
  6. unrefereed
  7. unreferenceable
  8. unreferenced
  9. unreferred
  10. unrefillable
  11. unrefilled

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