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  1. uni- love

Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. Single; one: unicycle.

Wiktionary

  1. one, single

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular.

Etymologies

  1. From Latin uni-, combining form of unus ("one"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin ūni-, from ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “The prefix uni- often means "characterized by one thing," but in this word and in the word unisex it is more like "both.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Week in Words

  • “The MacBook Pro line in early summer 2011 received new Sandy Bridge processors to accelerate proficiency with no aesthetic differences from previous uni- body design.”

    Forbes.com: News

  • “Just as the uni- prefix implies arrogance, multi- implies meekness, requiring Clinton’s secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, to come up with a toughening modifier: “assertive multilateralism.””

    Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time

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  1. mono-
  1. uno
  1. mono

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Words that contain this word in their definition

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  1. sporotrichum

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