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unpublished

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈpəbɫɪʃt// UK //ʌnpˈʌblɪʃt// un·pub·lished

adj. not printed or shared with the public yet. You use this to describe books, music, or research that is still private.

adj. not yet issued in print or made available for public sale or distribution. Often refers to manuscripts, private letters, or data that remain in the author's possession.


SIMPLE

The author has many unpublished stories in her desk.

CONTEXTUAL

The historian discovered a collection of unpublished letters that revealed new details about the war.

COMPLEX

While the scientist's main findings were widely cited, the raw data remained unpublished due to privacy concerns regarding the participants' identities.

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Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'remain'.

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