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inédit

unpublished, previously unseen

adjective ee-neh-DEE Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

unprecedented, novel

Usage Note

Inédit originally meant 'not yet published' (a manuscript or text), but in modern French it broadly means 'novel' or 'unprecedented'. C'est tout à fait inédit ('this is completely unprecedented') is common in journalism. The silent final t is never pronounced.

Examples

"C'est un document inédit."

Natural Translation

It is an unpublished document.

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