Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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

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  • prefix one, single

Etymologies

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From Latin uni-, combining form of unus ("one").

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Examples

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

    Week in Words Erin McKean 2011

  • 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 Ken Kam 2011

  • 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.”

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • 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.”

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

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