univocal

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: unequivocalunambiguous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Univocal \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. [1913 Webster]

2.Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

3.Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

4.Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


Univocal \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. [1913 Webster]

2.A word having but one meaning. [1913 Webster]

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