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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