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un-

a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able ), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment ).

un-

a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten , etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose ).

Or 'un

[uhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

Dialect.

one.
young uns; He's a bad un.

⁴

Or U.N.

abbreviation

United Nations.

un-

prefix

denoting reversal of an action or state
uncover
untangle
denoting removal from, release, or deprivation
unharness
unman
unthrone
(intensifier)
unloose

abbreviation

United Nations

'un

/ ə�� /

pronoun

a spelling of one
that's a big 'un

un-

⁴

prefix

(freely used with adjectives, participles, and their derivative adverbs and nouns: less frequently used with certain other nouns) not; contrary to; opposite of
uncertain
uncomplaining
unemotionally
untidiness
unbelief
unrest
untruth

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Usage

This spelling is intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

Middle English un-, on-, Old English; cognate with Dutch on-, Gothic, German un-, Old Norse ū-, ō-; akin to Latin in-, Greek an-, a-. See a- ⁶, an- ¹, in- ³

Origin of un-²

Middle English, Old English un-, on-; cognate with Gothic and-, Dutch ont-, German ent-; akin to Latin ante, Greek ��Գ�í; ante-, anti-

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

from Old English un-, on-; related to Gothic and-, German ent-, Latin ante

Origin of un-²

from Old English on-, un-; related to Gothic on-, German un-, Latin in-

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Synonym Study

See in- ³.

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In 2018, at a summit in Quebec, he exited the gathering to meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

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The UN's chief diplomat assigned to Sudan, former Algerian Prime Minister Ramtane Lamamra, formulated a peace plan that was premised on the assumption that the army would achieve a military victory.

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Burhan has a big diplomatic advantage over Hemedti because the UN has recognised the military side as the government of Sudan, even when it did not control the national capital.

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The intrigue has less to do with the failure itself and more with how Kim Jong Un reacted.

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"Kim Jong Un believes nuclear weapons are the only way he can protect his country, and yet all it has at sea is an old submarine and some small support ships," said Choi Il, a retired South Korean navy captain.

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