univocal
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- univocally adverb
Etymology
Origin of univocal
1535–45; < Late Latin ūnivōc ( us ) ( ūni- uni- + -vōcus, adj. derivative of vōx, stem vōc-, voice ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Jacob Frank is a complicated character who escapes univocal judgment.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
So the songs are more univocal than doubleheaded, both in structure and in mood.
From Slate • Aug. 16, 2019
Strangely, whenever MacGregor tries to imagine 16th- and 17th-century attitudes he trusts the univocal evidence of governmental proclamations more readily than he accepts the multiple views articulated by Shakespeare.
From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012
It is not the vehicles that they drive or the things strapped on the roof, but the univocal shade of muted grey.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2012
Objection 1: It seems that the things attributed to God and creatures are univocal.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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