"unbegun" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English unbegunne, unbegunnon, unbigonne, unbigunnen, unbigunnon, unnbigunnenn, from Old English unbegunnen; equivalent to un- + begun. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unbegunne}} Middle English unbegunne, {{inh|en|ang|unbegunnen}} Old English unbegunnen, {{prefix|en|un|begun}} un- + begun Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unbegun (not comparable)
  1. That had no beginning; always existent. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unbegun-en-adj-zaCT4MHf
  2. Which has not yet been begun; unstarted. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (which has not yet been begun): uncommenced, unstarted Translations (which has not yet been begun; unstarted): óhafinn (Icelandic), unbegunne (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-unbegun-en-adj-hRDg2VyZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'which has not yet been begun': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'which has not yet been begun; unstarted': 2 98

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          "ref": "1851, Herman Melville, “The Candles”, in Moby-Dick",
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        "Which has not yet been begun; unstarted."
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          "word": "óhafinn"
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          "sense": "which has not yet been begun; unstarted",
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        "Which has not yet been begun; unstarted."
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      "sense": "which has not yet been begun",
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "which has not yet been begun; unstarted",
      "word": "óhafinn"
    },
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "which has not yet been begun; unstarted",
      "word": "unbegunne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unbegun"
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