UNIVOCALLY

Etymology

Adverb

univocally (not comparable)

In a univocal manner.

Synonyms

• expressly, unambiguously; see also explicitly

Source: Wiktionary


U*niv"o*cal*ly, adv.

Definition: In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall.

UNIVOCAL

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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11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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