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unmarked
[uhn-mahrkt]
adjective
not marked.
Linguistics.
characterized by the absence of a distinctive phonological feature, as (p), which, in contrast to (b), lacks the distinctive feature of voicing.
characterized by the absence of a grammatical marker, as the singular in English in contrast to the plural, which is typically marked marked mark by an -s ending.
neutral with regard to an element of meaning specified by a semantically related item.
occurring more typically than an alternative form.
unmarked
/ ʌˈɑː /
adjective
not carrying a mark or marks
an unmarked police car
not noticed or observed
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The vehicles, all of them unmarked, included a black Dodge 4x4 truck, also with Arizona license plates.
They were standing in front of a driveway that led to a small gated garage where unmarked white vans had been driving in and out all day.
Tensions rose in the afternoon when ICE agents attempted to clear the way for border patrol and other unmarked vehicles to leave a business park on Alondra Boulevard.
In April, unmarked vehicles were the first to arrive outside the Home Depot on South Towne Avenue in Pomona around 8:30 a.m.
Three detectives in plain clothes park their unmarked car near a large detached house and knock on the front door.
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