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u·niv·o·cal
(yo͞o-nĭv′ə-kəl)adj.
Having only one meaning; unambiguous.
n.
A word or term having only one meaning.
[From Late Latin ūnivocus : Latin ūni-, uni- + Latin vocāre, to say; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
u·niv′o·cal·ly adv.
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univocal
(ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl)adj
unambiguous or unmistakable
n
a word or term that has only one meaning
ˌuniˈvocally adv
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u•niv•o•cal
(yuˈnɪv ə kəl, ˌyu nəˈvoʊ-)adj.
having only one meaning; unambiguous.
[1535–45; < Late Latin ūnivōc(us) (ūni- uni- + -vōcus, adj. derivative of vōx, s. vōc-, voice) + -al1]
u•niv′o•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | univocal - admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" unambiguous - having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa |
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