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/ʌnˈmɑːrkt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not having any distinguishing sign, symbol, or label written or printed on it.
"The package was delivered in an unmarked brown box." - 2
In linguistics, denoting a linguistic form that is the basic, default, or most common member of a pair or paradigm, lacking a specific morphological marker.
"In English, the singular form is typically the unmarked member of a noun paradigm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (expressing negation or absence, from Old English un-) combined with marked (past participle of mark, from Old High German marchō). Historically used in physical contexts to denote items lacking distinguishing signs, the term later expanded significantly into linguistics and structural analysis during the 20th century to represent the default, basic form of a linguistic opposition.
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non marqué
Transliteration: nɔ̃ maʁke
"La voiture de police était un véhicule banalisé."
unmarkiert
Transliteration: ʊnmaʁˈkiːɐ̯t
"Der Umschlag blieb völlig unmarkiert."
non contrassegnato
Transliteration: non kontrasseɲˈɲato
"I documenti sono arrivati in una busta anonima."
sin marcar
Transliteration: sin maɾˈkaɾ
"Dejaron el paquete sin marcar sobre la mesa."
não marcado
Transliteration: nɐ̃w maɾˈkaðu
"A trilha estava sem marcação clara."
बिना निशान का
Transliteration: binā nishān kā
"यह पैकेट किसी भी पहचान के बिना था।"
无标记的
Transliteration: wú biāojì de
"这辆车是一辆便衣警车。"
표시가 없는
Transliteration: pyosiga eomneun
"그들은 표시가 없는 차량을 타고 있었다."
無印の
Transliteration: mujirushi no
"そのファイルは無印の封筒に入っていた。"
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