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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English programmed English unprogrammed From un- + programmed.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Not programmed.
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(Quakerism, not-comparable) Having religious services that take the form of silent group meditation.
Newcomers into an unprogrammed meeting often conclude that there is no minister, but such is not the case, for in one way or another all Friends are ministers.
1988, George T. Peck, What is Quakerism, A Primer: