Question

ead the following sentence:

If you want people to follow the rules, make sure you write them so they are univocal.

What does "univocal" mean as it is used in this reading? Use these dictionary entries to answer the question:

uni- (prefix) one

-vox (suffix) voice


occur one at a time


have only one possible meaning


composed of words with one syllable


sound the same in different languages

Answer 1

"Univocal" here means "have only one possible meaning" — i.e., be unambiguous. (Prefix uni- = one, -vox/voice = voice: one voice/one meaning.)