unexpanded

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adjective

Not expanded.

“unexpanded polystyrene”

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

adjectiveunexpanded (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot expanded.

    unexpanded polystyrene

    1 more example

    an unexpanded computer system

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. Englishexpanded
  9. Englishunexpanded

From un- + expanded.

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APA

unexpanded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpanded

MLA

“unexpanded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpanded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexpanded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpanded.

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