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UNIVOCALS
Noun
univocals
plural of univocal
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Source: Wiktionary
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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