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Adjective [English]

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 documented English undocumented From un- + documented. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|un-<id:negative>|documented|text=+|tree=1}} 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 documented English undocumented [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "documented", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "undocumented", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="undocumented"> From un- + documented. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undocumented (not comparable)
  1. Lacking instructions or reference material. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undocumented-en-adj-jVNUoXBf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 18 21 33 28
  2. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undocumented-en-adj-ce3Be3U0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 18 21 33 28
  3. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
    (of a person) Not having official documentation required to legally enter, reside in, or work in a country.
    Tags: not-comparable Translations ((of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country): indocumentat (Catalan), rekisteröimätön (Finnish), ilman asianmukaisia asiakirjoja (Finnish), indocumentado (Galician), nieudokumentowany (Polish), indocumentado (Spanish), papperslös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-undocumented-en-adj-0CojscSz Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 18 21 33 28 Disambiguation of '(of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country': 1 30 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: undocumented alien, undocumentedness, undocumented worker, undocuqueer Translations (lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.): indocumentat (Catalan), paperiton (Finnish), indocumentado (Galician), nieudokumentowany (Polish), indocumentado (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.': 29 35 35

Noun [English]

Forms: undocumenteds [plural]
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 documented English undocumented From un- + documented. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|un-<id:negative>|documented|text=+|tree=1}} 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 documented English undocumented [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "documented", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "undocumented", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="undocumented"> From un- + documented. Head templates: {{en-noun}} undocumented (plural undocumenteds)
  1. (informal) Synonym of undocumented immigrant. Tags: informal Synonyms: undocumented immigrant [synonym, synonym-of]
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Inflected forms

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