unthought

unthought
unthought1
/un thawt"/, v.
1. pt. and pp. of unthink.
adj.
2. not thought; not framed in a thought or thoughts: an unthought advantage.
3. not expected; not anticipated (often fol. by of): an unthought-of place to find the key.
[1530-40; (defs. 2, 3) UN-1 + THOUGHT2]
unthought2
/un thawt"/, n.
an absence of thought.
[1865-70; UN-1 + THOUGHT1]

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