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unreleased

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Not released.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Fans were soon sharing the band's unreleased songs on the Internet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a stop consonant, remaining occluded when spoken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • someone leaked the unreleased announcement
  • a film that remained unreleased for years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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 released English unreleased From un- + released.

Real reading context

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