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Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

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  1. a. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
  2. a. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2.
  3. n. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
  4. n. Unequivocal; indubitable.
  5. n. A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.
  6. n. A word having but one word/meaning">meaning.
  7. adj. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  8. 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. 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.
  9. A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to allthe species it embraces.
  10. j:100 a admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion