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unlearnt en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈlɜːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ʌnˈlɝnt/ (General-American)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English unlernd, equivalent to unlearn + -t.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of unlearn
    form of unlearn

Forms

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unlearnt en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈlɜːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ʌnˈlɝnt/ (General-American)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From un- (“not”) + learnt.

Meanings

  1. Innate, inherent or inborn.
    • Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.
  2. Uneducated.
    • When Peter stood up on the day of Pentecost, especially being an unlearnt man, wasn't the lord ^([sic]) speaking through him? 2005, Oneil McQuick, The Voice..., page 457:
    • The critic, Dennis, was not an unlearnt man, he felt the misery of public contempt and neglect in his latter days. 1827, The Whitby Magazine, and Monthly Literary Journal, page 311:

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Synonyms

inborn (innate, inherent or inborn) · untrained · inherent · innate · uneducated (not educated)