Definitions for univocalyuˈnɪv ə kəl, ˌyu nəˈvoʊ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•niv•o•calyuˈnɪv ə kəl, ˌyu nəˈvoʊ-(adj.)
having only one meaning; unambiguous.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Origin of univocal:
1535–45; < LL ūnivōc(us) (ūni-uni - +-vōcus, adj. der. of vōx, s. vōc-,voice ) + -al1
u•niv′o•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous(adj)
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
"unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement"
Wiktionary
univocal(Adjective)
Having only one possible meaning.
univocal(Adjective)
Containing only one vowel.
"A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." contains only the vowel 'a', making it univocal.
Origin: From univocus .
Webster Dictionary
Univocal(adj)
having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal
Univocal(adj)
having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2
Univocal(noun)
having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular
Univocal(noun)
unequivocal; indubitable
Univocal(noun)
a generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces
Univocal(noun)
a word having but one meaning
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