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unread

/ˈʌn.ɹɛd/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Not having been read

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈʌn.ɹɛd/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with unread
read , dead , lead , bread , deadly , head , spread
Variants
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unread , unreads
Etymology
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From the Old English word 'unrædan' meaning 'unadvised, uninstructed'. The prefix 'un-' means 'not' and 'rædan' means 'to advise'.

Trivia
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  1. The average person spends about 6 minutes per day reading. That means there are over 1,400 minutes in a year that could be spent reading.

  2. The longest book ever written is 'Remembrance of Things Past' by Marcel Proust, which contains over 3,000 pages and 1.2 million words.

  3. The first known reading test was administered in 1895 by Francis W. Parker. Students were given a passage to read and then asked to answer comprehension questions.

Related Concepts
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  1. Illiteracy: The inability to read and write. An unread person may be considered illiterate.

  2. Literacy rate: The percentage of a population that can read and write. A high literacy rate indicates a large number of read people.

Culture
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In literature, 'unread' can refer to a book or text that has not been read. In music, 'unread' can refer to a section of sheet music that has not yet been performed. In art, 'unread' can refer to a piece that has not yet been viewed or interpreted.

How to Memorize "unread"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a stack of unread books or a blank sheet of paper. Visualize yourself picking up a book and opening it to the first page, where you see the words waiting to be read.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'unread' with 'new' or 'fresh'. Imagine the excitement of opening a new book and starting to read it.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym U-N-R-E-A-D to remember the definition: Unread = Not Read

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