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Definition of unpublished

unpublished

/ʌnˈpʌblɪʃt/
un · pub · lished
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unpublished Lexical Profile

unpublished Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Not issued for sale or general distribution to the public, especially in print or digital form.

Example

"The university archive recently acquired a collection of the poet's unpublished letters and manuscripts."

2

Of a writer or researcher, having had no literary or scholarly works printed or released to the public.

Example

"The literary prize was established specifically to support talented but unpublished novelists."

3

American Of a telephone number, deliberately omitted from the public directory at the subscriber's request.

Example

"Because of her high profile in the media, she keeps an unpublished phone number."

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• Nearby Words

unpruned
unpublicized
unpublishable
unpublished
unpunctual
unpunctuality
unpunctuated

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unpublished. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unpublished
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