unamplified

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adjective

Not amplified.

“Their music was acoustic and unamplified.”

OriginEnglish amplified ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Not amplified.

    Their music was acoustic and unamplified.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishamplified
  9. Englishunamplified

From un- + amplified.

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Cite this entry
APA

unamplified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamplified

MLA

“unamplified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamplified. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unamplified,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamplified.

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