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unlocated

unlocated

6.7
In no known place
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnloʊˈkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : no localizado
  • Several unlocated historical sites have yet to be discovered by archaeologists.

Examples

  • They exist as unlocated, depersonalized testimony of "the scarring psychosis in the country."

    Academic text (2008)

  • The artist's unlocated sculptures make their way to different exhibitions across the city.

  • The lost keys remained unlocated despite searching the entire house.

Antonyms

located
1.9

In a specific place

How Located

located
1.9
unlocated
6.7

Surface Forms

unlocated positive

Morphology

unlocated = located (transparent) = un + locate + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the negating prefix 'un-' to 'located', producing the straightforward meaning 'not located'.

Etymology

Unlocated is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and located, from locate which is about 'place' and is the same root as location. So unlocated simply means 'not in a known place' or 'without a specified position'.