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Definition of "uni-" []

  • Single; one: unicycle. (prefix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "uni-" in a sentence
  • "The prefix uni- often means "characterized by one thing," but in this word and in the word unisex it is more like "both.""
  • "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."
  • "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.”"
Words like "uni-"
11-syllable
8-syllable
arte
beaten-down
coproduct
eight-rowed
English words prefixed with uni-
five-syllable
honoredin
insidethe
mono mono-
nacho octosyllabic
ten-syllable
uno