'Univocal' definitions:

Definition of 'univocal'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous] [ant: ambiguous, equivocal]

Definition of 'Univocal'

From: 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]

Definition of 'Univocal'

From: GCIDE
  • 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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