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unspecified

adjective
un路​spec路​i路​fied | \ 藢蓹n-藞spe-s蓹-藢f墨d How to pronounce unspecified (audio) \

Definition of unspecified

: not named or stated explicitly : not specified an unspecified location

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unspecifiable \ 藢蓹n-​藢spe-​s蓹-​藞f墨-​蓹-​b蓹l How to pronounce unspecifiable (audio) \ adjective
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The fighting came weeks after the UAE pulled an unspecified number of troops from Yemen. Washington Post, "Yemeni government forces push into key port city of Aden," 31 Aug. 2019 An unspecified number of hours later, the officer who took the report saw the same suspect walking with the samurai sword, police said. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, "Burgarly suspect arrested with samurai sword in downtown Concord," 21 Aug. 2019 Thompson sent a command that returned a list of more than 700 folders and copied data from an unspecified number of them. Author: Ken Sweet, Frank Bajak, Michelle Chapman, Anchorage Daily News, "Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach," 30 July 2019 Kern County fire officials also said late Friday that there were an unspecified number of injuries, along with fires in parts of the county, which opened an emergency shelter, according to The Associated Press. Marilyn Kalfus, The Denver Post, "State of emergency declared for California鈥檚 San Bernardino County in wake of 7.1 earthquake," 6 July 2019 Shugalei鈥檚 employer confirmed that he and an unspecified number of other employees were detained in May by Libyan authorities. Samer Khalil Al-atrush, Time, "Libyan Security Forces Arrest Two Russians Allegedly Attempting to Interfere in Elections," 5 July 2019 Ahead of nominations balloting, the academy also clarified its rules prohibiting block voting and quid-pro-quo deal-making and then, last week, brought the hammer down on an unspecified number of voters found guilty of violating the regulations. Glenn Whipp, chicagotribune.com, "An amped-up Emmy campaign season sees big names, bigger parties and some rule breakers," 20 June 2019 Ahead of nominations balloting, the academy also clarified its rules prohibiting block voting and quid-pro-quo deal-making and then, last week, brought the hammer down on an unspecified number of voters found guilty of violating the regulations. Glenn Whipp, latimes.com, "An amped-up Emmy campaign season sees big names, bigger parties and some rule breakers," 19 June 2019 An unspecified number were intact; others had rusted out. Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "U.S. EPA finds 18 barrels, some intact, in Wallowa Lake recovery effort," 14 June 2019

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First Known Use of unspecified

1624, in the meaning defined above

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unspecified

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English Language Learners Definition of unspecified

: not named or mentioned : not specified

unspecified

adjective
un路​spec路​i路​fied | \ 藢蓹n-藞spe-s蓹-藢f墨d\

Kids Definition of unspecified

: not mentioned or named She resigned for unspecified reasons.

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