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untold

adjective
un·​told | \ ˌən-ˈtōld How to pronounce untold (audio) \

Definition of untold

1a : not told or related
b : kept secret
2 : too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast

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Examples of untold in a Sentence

His is a story yet untold. untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land

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Our time is increasingly defined by the developments of digital technology, with untold impacts and unclear chains of moral responsibilities, and philosophy has stepped up in attempting to comprehend them. Alexis Papazoglou, WIRED, "Silicon Valley's Secret Philosophers Should Share Their Work," 27 Aug. 2019 Road trips mean untold adventures, wide-screen wilderness, and striking out alone. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "From Buenos Aires to the Chilean Coast: A Road Trip Across South America," 22 Aug. 2019 The docu-series captures BTS members telling the stories untold in Bring the Soul: The Movie and finally revealing their genuine stories. Tamar Herman, Billboard, "BTS to Release 'Bring The Soul' Docu-Series Through Weverse App," 16 Aug. 2019 So does another, largely untold aspect of his rise and fall: the role that others, in China and abroad, played in the runup to his experiment. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "With its CRISPR revolution, China becomes a world leader in genome editing," 2 Aug. 2019 Barely a month back from a prison camp in Iraq, where her mother remains incarcerated on a life sentence for aiding terrorism, her short life has been one of untold trauma and upheaval. New York Times, "‘Her Eyes Were Full of Fear.’ Turkey Repatriates Children of ISIS Followers.," 27 July 2019 Such investigations have evolved with new technologies but remain among the best defenses against infectious disease outbreaks — and among the great untold costs of an epidemic. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "Measles outbreaks require meticulous detective work to halt the spread," 15 June 2019 As recently as 2004, an object was spotted that had a worrying Torino number of 4, signifying a decent chance of contact that would cause untold destruction. Fox News, "Humans are probably safe from a catastrophic asteroid strike — for now," 12 June 2019 And in 2016, Chinese residents began splurging on borrowing, most of it in the form of mortgages—as well as untold sums of high-interest personal loans—to buy increasingly pricy homes. Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, "China’s debt disease might wreck its uncrashable housing market," 11 June 2019

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First Known Use of untold

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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untold

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of untold

: not told or made public
: too many to count or too much to measure

untold

adjective
un·​told | \ ˌən-ˈtōld How to pronounce untold (audio) \

Kids Definition of untold

1 : not told or made public untold secrets
2 : too great or too numerous to be counted : vast untold resources

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