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adjective un·men·tioned \ˌən-ˈmen(t)-shənd\

Definition of unmentioned

: not spoken of or alluded to : not mentioned It should not go unmentioned that two of the last four county executives were former mayors of Yonkers. — Phil Reisman

First Known Use of unmentioned

1545

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