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un·be·known
\|ənbə̇|nōn, -bē|-\ adjective
or un·be·knownst \-ōnzt, -ōn(t)st\
Etymology: unbeknown from un- (I) + obsolete English beknown known, familiar, from Middle English beknowen, past participle of beknowen to become acquainted with, from Old English becnāwan, from be- + cnāwan to know; unbeknownst irregular from unbeknown — more at know
: happening without one's knowledge : unknown — usually used with to
< two elderly women unbeknown to anybody — J.H.Holmes > |