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Dictionary: u·niv·o·cal   (yū-nĭv'ə-kəl) pronunciation
adj.
Having only one meaning; unambiguous.

n.
A word or term having only one meaning.

[From Late Latin ūnivocus : Latin ūni-, uni- + Latin vocāre, to say.]

univocally u·niv'o·cal·ly adv.

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Literary Dictionary: univocal
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univocal [yoo‐ni‐voh‐kăl], having only one meaning; unmistakeable in sense. The term univocality is sometimes employed in contrasts with the ambiguity of literary works; for other contrasting terms, see polysemy, multi‐accentuality.

Philosophy Dictionary: univocal
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Having one meaning; unambiguous.

Obscure Words: univocal
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/yu NI va kal/  having one meaning only; unambiguous (ant. of equivocal)
Translations: Univocal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - enstemmigt
n. - enslydende

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenduidig, unaniem, uniform, ondubbelzinnig woord

Français (French)
adj. - univoque
n. - mot univoque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wort mit nur einer Bedeutung
adj. - eindeutig, unzweideutig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονοσήμαντη λέξη
adj. - μονόσημος, μονοσήμαντος

Italiano (Italian)
univoco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atributo com univocidade (m) (Filos.)
adj. - unívoco

Русский (Russian)
однозначный (слово и пр.), очевидный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - unívoco, de un solo significado
n. - unívoco, de un solo significado (palabra)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ord med endast en betydelse
adj. - entydig, otvetydig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
单义的, 意义明确的, 单义词

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單義的, 意義明確的
n. - 單義詞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뜻이 분명한, 단조로운 음성으로 말하는, 동음을 갖는
n. - 일의어

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 単一義の, 明瞭な
n. - 一義語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلمه احاديه المعنى (صفه) احادي المعنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חד-משמעי‬
n. - ‮מילה חד-משמעית‬


 
 
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