Meaning of UNIVOCAL
| Pronunciation: | | yû'nivukul
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| | Definition: | | [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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | absolute, conclusive, straightforward, unambiguous, unequivocal, unquestionable |
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| | Antonyms: | | ambiguous, equivocal | | |
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\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.
\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.
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