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Meaning of UNHEARD

Pronunciation:  un'hurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  not necessarily inaudible but not heard
 
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 Synonyms: inaudible, unhearable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*heard"\, a.
1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by
   those present.
2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to
   speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of
   a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem? a man
   unheard.
         What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! --Dryden.
3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
         Nor was his name unheard or unadored. --Milton.
{Unheard of}.
   (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings.
   (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. --Glanvill.
 

 

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