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.
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.
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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.
2.
A word having but one meaning.
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