UNIVOCAL


Meaning of UNIVOCAL in English

I. yüˈnivəkəl adjective

Etymology: Late Latin univoc us having only one meaning (from Latin uni- + -vocus, from voc-, vox voice) + English -al — more at voice

1. : unmistakable in meaning: as

a. archaic : symptomatic of but one thing

b. : having one meaning only : subject to a single interpretation

c. : unambiguous — contrasted with equivocal

2. obsolete

a. : unanimous

b. : uniform

3. archaic : characteristic of or restricted to things of the same nature

• univ·o·cal·ly -vək(ə)lē, -li adverb

II. noun

: a word or term having but one meaning

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