"unexplained" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪnd Etymology: From un- + explained. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|explained}} un- + explained Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unexplained (not comparable)
  1. Not explained; of unknown cause or origin. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: sudden unexplained death syndrome, sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome, unexplained aerial phenomenon, unexplainedly Related terms: unexplainable, inexplicable Translations (not explained): ἀτράνωτος (atránōtos) (Ancient Greek), нетлумача́ны (njetlumačány) (Belarusian), невытлумача́ны (njevytlumačány) (Belarusian), uforklarlig (Danish), onverklaard (Dutch), selittämätön (Finnish), inexpliqué (French), unerklärt (German), inesplicato (Italian), uforklarlig (Norwegian Bokmål), niewyjaśniony (Polish), необъяснённый (neobʺjasnjónnyj) (Russian), неви́яснений (nevýjasnenyj) (Ukrainian), непоясне́нний (nepojasnénnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unexplained-en-adj-2QR6aFSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "ref": "1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 593",
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      "sense": "not explained",
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      "sense": "not explained",
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      "sense": "not explained",
      "word": "необъяснённый"
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