univocal
having only one meaning; unambiguous.
Origin of univocal
1Other words from univocal
- u·niv·o·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby univocal
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How to use univocal in a sentence
That in this case the word church or church form is certainly ambiguous and not univocal.
A Christian Directory | Baxter RichardNames abused infer not the things signified by an univocal term.
A Christian Directory | Baxter RichardWhile it is not univocal, it is at the same time not absolutely equivocal.
Aristotle | George GroteThe question must be asked how such a close and univocal relationship is possible between things of such different nature.
But it was stated above that the word 'univocal' was applied to those things which had both name and definition in common.
The Categories | Aristotle
British Dictionary definitions for univocal
/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl) /
unambiguous or unmistakable
a word or term that has only one meaning
Derived forms of univocal
- univocally, adverb
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