unnewness

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noun

The state or condition of not being new; prior existence.

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Meanings

noununnewness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of not being new; prior existence.

    […] not the novelty or originality of the findings but the basic unnewness of them.

    2023, Geoff Mungham, Geoff Pearson, Working Class Youth Culture, page 1959

Origin

From un- + new + -ness.

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APA

unnewness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnewness

MLA

“unnewness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnewness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unnewness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnewness.

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