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unwritten rule

unwritten rule noun: an unspoken rule.

Noun

unwritten rule (plural unwritten rules)

  1. An unspoken rule.

Forms of unwritten rule

pluralunwritten rules

Questions about unwritten rule

What does unwritten rule mean?
Unwritten rule means an unspoken rule.
What part of speech is unwritten rule?
Unwritten rule is a noun.
What is the plural of unwritten rule?
The plural of unwritten rule is unwritten rules.

Words near unwritten rule in the dictionary

  1. unwrite
  2. unwriteable
  3. unwrites
  4. unwriting
  5. unwritten
  6. unwritten rule
  7. unwritten rules
  8. unwrittenness
  9. unwroken
  10. unwrong
  11. unwronged

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