Univocal

//juːnɪˈvoʊkəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having only one possible meaning. not-comparable

    "There were, he argued, some words, such as ‘fat’ or ‘exhausted’, that could not apply to God, but if such terms as ‘being’, ‘goodness’ or ‘wisdom’ were not univocal of God and creatures, ‘one could not naturally have any concept of God – which is false.’"

  2. 2
    Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic. not-comparable

    "Eunoia is a univocal lipogram — an anomalous narrative, in which each vowel appears by itself in its own chapter, telling a story in its own voice."

  3. 3
    Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. not-comparable

    "But I am much pleased at the repetition of the divine favour to you in the like instances; that God hath given you another testimony of his love to your person, and care of your family ; it is an engagement to you of new degrees of duty, which you cannot but superadde to the former, because the principle is genuine and prolific, and all the emanations of grace are univocal and alike."

  5. 5
    Unequivocal; indubitable. not-comparable

    "There is no blessed soul goes to heaven but he makes a general joy in all the mansions where the saints do dwell, and in all the chapels where the angels sing ; and the joys of religion are not univocal, but productive of rare and accidental and preternatural pleasures ; for the music of holy hymns delights the ear and refreshes the spirit, and makes the very bones of the saints to rejoice."

Adjective
  1. 1
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A word having only one meaning.
  2. 2
    A document containing instances of only one vowel.

    "The univocal is by no means the preserve of the nineteenth century. Georges Perec's 1972 novella Les revenentes complemented his earlier lipogrammatic work by being a univocalic piece in which the letter e is the only vowel used."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin ūnivocus + -al. By surface analysis, uni- + vocal.

Etymology 2

From Late Latin ūnivocus + -al. By surface analysis, uni- + vocal.

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