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univocation

univocation noun: agreement of name and meaning.

Noun

univocation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Agreement of name and meaning.
    • This Univocation of Tartar Cities with those of Israel, concurring with the former Reason from the Place and Country, whither they were sometime transplanted by the Assyrians, doth plainly shew that the Israelitish People have been there, and given the Names unto these Cities […]1749-1750, William Whiston, Memoirs

Origin of univocation

Compare French univocation.

Questions about univocation

What does univocation mean?
Univocation means agreement of name and meaning.
What part of speech is univocation?
Univocation is a noun.

Words near univocation in the dictionary

  1. univocalizing
  2. univocally
  3. univocalness
  4. univocals
  5. univocate
  6. univocation
  7. univocities
  8. univocity
  9. univocous
  10. univoltin
  11. univoltine

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