Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unauthored

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unau-thored
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not authored; without an author; unwritten.

adj

Of no known author; anonymous.

Example Sentences

"Livingston is surely correct in calling attention to the possibility of such films, but his argument for their existence seems to rest on the view that, if no one with communicative intentions is in overall control of the film, then it is unauthored."
"When citing unauthored web documents use their title and publication date[…]"

Etymology

From un- + authored.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unauthored mean?: Not authored; without an author; unwritten.
Where does unauthored come from?: From un- + authored.

How to pronounce unauthored

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