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univocal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Univocal \U*niv"o*cal\, a. [L. univocus unus one + vox, vocis, a voice, word See {One}, and {Voice}.] 1. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with {equivocal}. 2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See {Unison}, n., 2. 3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. 4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Univocal \U*niv"o*cal\, n. 1. (Aristotelian Logic) A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces. 2. A word having but one meaning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: univocal 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" [syn: {unequivocal}, {unambiguous}] [ant: {equivocal}]
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