univocal

[ yoo-niv-uh-kuh l, yoo-nuh-voh- ]

/ yuˈnɪv ə kəl, ˌyu nəˈvoʊ- /

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adjective

having only one meaning; unambiguous.

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Nearby words

university extension, university heights, university park, university professor, university wits, univocal, unix, unjaundiced, unjoint, unjust, unjustifiable

Origin of univocal

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

Related formsu·niv·o·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for univocal

The question must be asked how such a close and univocal relationship is possible between things of such different nature.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
While it is not univocal, it is at the same time not absolutely equivocal.
Aristotle|George Grote
If you ask a dialectical question in plain and univocal language, the respondent is bound to answer Yes or No.
Aristotle|George Grote
Names abused infer not the things signified by an univocal term.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard

Systems of univocal signs participate in the production of ideas only to a small degree.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for univocal

univocal

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl) /

adjective

unambiguous or unmistakable

noun

a word or term that has only one meaning

Derived Formsunivocally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for univocal

univocal

adj.

1540s, from Latin univocus, from uni- (see uni-) + vox (see voice (n.)).