unbegun

adjective

un·​be·​gun

¦ənbə̇¦gən,

-bē¦-

1

: existing from all eternity without beginning

2

: not yet begun

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unbegunnen, from Old English, from un- entry 1 + begunnen, past participle of beginnan to begin

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