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univocal
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u·niv·o·cal  (y-nv-kl)
adj.
Having only one meaning; unambiguous.
n.
A word or term having only one meaning.
[From Late Latin nivocus : Latin ni-, uni- + Latin vocre, to say; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
u·nivo·cal·ly adv.
univocal [ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl]
adj
unambiguous or unmistakable
n
a word or term that has only one meaning
univocally  adv
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Adj.1.univocal - admitting of no doubt or misunderstandingunivocal - 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"
unequivocal, unambiguous
unambiguous - having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
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