univocal | Word of the Day

November 02, 2018 univocal [yoo-niv-uh-kuhl, yoo-nuh-voh-] adjective 1. having only one meaning; unambiguous. ways-to-say How To Stop Saying These Annoying Words word-trends It's OK To Use "They" To Describe One Person: Here's Why WORD OF THE DAY univocal continued... QUOTES When then-Fox News chief Roger Ailes was presented with allegations of sexual harassment — first in a bombshell lawsuit, later in published reports — his response was univocal: Deny, deny, deny. -- Erik Wemple, "Harvey Weinstein's puzzling legal threat against the New York Times," Washington Post, October 6, 2017 ORIGIN Like its cousin equivocal, univocal derives from the Latin vōx meaning "voice." Whereas the prefix equi- means "equal," uni- means "one." Univocal dates to 1535–45. MORE FOR YOU 1 Locked Up Lingo: 8 Terms That Summarize Prison Slang On "the inside," which is to say, in prison, people use their own special forms of lingo and communication. The unique slang used by prisoners reflects this. We've collected a few of the terms we find most interesting. Hopefully, you'll never have to use any of them yourself ... 2 We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English Can you guess the meaning of these emoji combinations? Some of them are creative enough to be put in the dictionary. How'd you do? 3 We Asked: What Is The State Of The Country In 5 Words? We asked people what they thought the state of the country was ... their answers may surprise you. 4 It Will Be Coup De Foudre Once You Start This Quiz! No legerdemain here ... this Word of the Day Quiz is straightforward, wordy fun. 5 F Scott Fitzgerald Quotes And His Thoughts On Life The Jazz Age's favorite author shares his musings on life, love, and writing. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy