univocal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
    unambiguous; unequivocal.
    • unequivocal evidence
    • took an unequivocal position
    • an unequivocal success
    • an unequivocal promise
    • an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

WordNet

U*niv"o*cal adjective
Etymology
L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis, a voice, word. See One, and Voice.
Definitions
  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.
U*niv"o*cal noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913