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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.univocal - admitting of no doubt or misunderstandingunivocal - 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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