Definition of univocal Univocal
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We found 10 definitions of univocal from 4 different sources.
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What does univocal mean?
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| univocal - 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" | ||
| unequivocal, unambiguous | ||
| ambiguous, equivocal having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" | ||
| unambiguous having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa | ||
| absolute perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" | ||
| straightforward pointed directly ahead; "a straightforward gaze" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- univocal (a.)
Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal. - univocal (a.)
Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2. - univocal (n.)
Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. - univocal (n.)
Unequivocal; indubitable. - univocal (n.)
A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces. - univocal (n.)
A word having but one meaning.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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univocal
ū-niv′ō-kal, adj. having one meaning only: having unison of sounds.—n. a word with but one meaning.—n. Univ′ocacy.—adv. Univ′ocally.—n. Univocā′tion, agreement of name and meaning. [L. univocus—unus, one, vox, vocis, a voice.]
