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univocal

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

/ yuˈnɪv ə kəl, ˌyu nəˈvoʊ- /

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adjective

having only one meaning; unambiguous.

Origin of univocal

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

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

Example sentences 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 forms of univocal

univocally, adverb