In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNIVOCAL
unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
univocal (not comparable)
Having only one possible meaning.
Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic.
Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music.
Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
Unequivocal; indubitable.
Synonyms
• (having only one possible meaning): definite, monosemous, unambiguous, unequivocal; see also explicit
• (indubitable): undoubtable, self-evident
Antonyms
• ambiguous
• equivocal
• polysemous
• polysemic
Noun
univocal (plural univocals)
A word having only one meaning.
A document containing instances of only one vowel.
Anagrams
• vacuolin
Source: Wiktionary
U*niv"o*cal, a. Etym: [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)
Definition: A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.
2. A word having but one meaning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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