unwritten

unwritten
/un rit"n/, adj.
1. not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.
2. not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement.
3. containing no writing; blank.
[1325-75; ME unwriten; see UN-1, WRITTEN]
Syn. 1. implicit, understood, tacit, inferred.
Ant. 1. specified, stipulated, designated.

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