WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•marked /ʌnˈmɑrkt/USA pronunciation
adj. having no identifying markings:an unmarked police car.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- not yet marked:unmarked term papers.
un•marked
(un märkt′),USA pronunciation adj.
- not marked.
- Linguistics
- characterized by the absence of a distinctive phonological feature, as (p), which, in contrast to (b), lacks the distinctive feature of voicing.
- characterized by the absence of a grammatical marker, as the singular in English in contrast to the plural, which is typically marked by an -s ending.
- neutral with regard to an element of meaning specified by a semantically related item.
- occurring more typically than an alternative form. Cf. marked (def. 4).
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see un-1, marked
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