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univocal
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with
equivocal . [1913 Webster] - Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison,
n. , 2. [1913 Webster] - Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- Unequivocal; indubitable. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
univocal, n.
- A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces. [1913 Webster]
- A word having but one meaning. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
univocal, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a word etc.) having only one proper meaning.
--n. a univocal word.
--adj. (of a word etc.) having only one proper meaning.
--n. a univocal word.
Derivative
univocality n. univocally adv.
THESAURUS
univocal
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