Unpublished

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Material that has not been made publicly available in print or digital form for distribution or sale
2. A condition of written works that have not been released for public viewing or distribution in any format
3. A status of works that have not been released to the public in any form, whether print or digital, for reading or purchase

Etymology: "Unpublished" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "published," the past participle of "publish." The negative prefix has a long pedigree in English, descending through Old English from a Germanic root shared with German "un-" and Dutch "on-," so the element is far older than the word it modifies. "Publish" itself comes from Latin "publicare," meaning to make public, from "publicus," the root that also gives "public." The participle "published" therefore describes something that has been made known to people at large, and "unpublished" describes the opposite condition: a text, image or piece of music that has never been issued to the public, even if it may exist in private drafts or manuscripts.

Synonyms: unreleased, draft

Antonyms: published