univocal

[ yoo-niv-uh-kuhl, yoo-nuh-voh- ]
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adjective
  1. having only one meaning; unambiguous.

Origin of univocal

1
1535–45; <Late Latin ūnivōc(us) (ūni-uni- + -vōcus, adj. derivative of vōx, stem vōc-,voice) + -al1

Other 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 Richard
  • Names abused infer not the things signified by an univocal term.

    A Christian Directory | Baxter Richard
  • While it is not univocal, it is at the same time not absolutely equivocal.

    Aristotle | George Grote
  • The 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

univocal

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl) /


adjective
  1. unambiguous or unmistakable

noun
  1. a word or term that has only one meaning

Derived forms of univocal

  • univocally, adverb

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