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unknown

 
 
/ʌnˈnəʊn/ noun

Translation

the unknown things that you have not experienced and know nothing about
bilinmeyen/meçhul şey
It's normal to fear the unknown.2306
[C] someone who is not famous
meşhur olmayan kimse, bilinmeyen/tanınmayan kişi
The game was won by a complete unknown.1022
(Definition of unknown noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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