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unwritten
adjective
Based on custom rather than documentation;- J.L.T.C.Spence
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adjective
Based on custom rather than documentation;- J.L.T.C.Spence
“An unwritten law”
adjective
Using speech rather than writing
“An oral tradition”
adjective
Said or done without having been planned or written in advance
“He made a few ad-lib remarks”
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An unwritten law
Rites … so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times
An oral tradition
An oral agreement
He made a few ad-lib remarks
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