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univocalic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English univocalic From uni- + vocalic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That uses instances of only one vowel.
   • Georges Perec's 1972 novella Les revenentes complemented his earlier lipogrammatic work by being a univocalic piece in which the letter e is the only vowel used. 2015, Gyles Brandreth, Word Play:

univocalic en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English univocalic From uni- + vocalic.

Meanings

1. A piece of writing that uses only one of the vowels.

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