unnumbered

adjective

un·​num·​bered ˌən-ˈnəm-bərd How to pronounce unnumbered (audio)
1
2
: not having an identifying number
unnumbered pages

Examples of unnumbered in a Sentence

That highway has unnumbered exits. the unnumbered stars wheeled overhead
Recent Examples on the Web Apart from the very center of San José, the first landing point for tourists, streets and buildings in the country are mostly unnamed, unnumbered, and unmarked. The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023 Scientists are designing an ‘internet of the ocean’ Just as there are unnumbered life forms in the ocean yet to be discovered, there also are many unanswered questions about its physical processes. Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation, 6 June 2023 There will be a run of numbered vests—from 1 to 1944, the year Mr. Fox killed his first turkey—plus a limited supply of unnumbered vests. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2023 The Turn 4 station is at the barely perceptible left-hand drift that is even less dramatic than the unnumbered right-hand bow before it. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unnumbered was in the 14th century

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“Unnumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnumbered. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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unnumbered

adjective
un·​num·​bered ˌən-ˈnəm-bərd How to pronounce unnumbered (audio)
ˈən-
1
2
: not having an identifying number
unnumbered pages
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