inedito

unpublished

adjective ee-NEH-dee-toh Less Common

Origin: From Latin ineditus (not published), from in- (not) + editus (published).

Also means

unprecedented

Usage Note

Inedito literally means unpublished (of a text, recording, or artwork never released). Figuratively it means novel, unprecedented, or unheard-of: una soluzione inedita (an unprecedented solution). As a noun, un inedito means an unpublished work. It is more literary and formal than nuovo (new); use inedito when emphasising that something has never been seen or done before.

Examples

"Il museo espone opere inedite dell'artista."

Natural Translation

The museum displays unpublished works by the artist.

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