- informal
short for university
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u•ni
(yo̅o̅′nē),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Informal.]
uni-,
- British Termsuniversity.
- by shortening 1895–1900
uni-,
- a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin (universe), used, with the meaning "one,'' in the formation of compound words (unicycle).
- Latin ūni- combining form of ūnus one; see -i-
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uni /ˈjuːnɪ/ n
-uni-, root.
- -uni- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "one.'' This meaning is found in such words as: reunion, reunite, unicameral, unicorn, unicycle, uniform, unify, unilateral, union, unique, unisex, unit, unite, university.
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uni- combining form
- consisting of, relating to, or having only one: unilateral, unisexual
'uni' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
metaverse
- one
- uni-
- unicycle
- unisex
- unison
- universe
- multiversity
- unialgal
- Uniate
- uniaxial
- unicameral
- unicellular
- unicellulate
- unicolor
- unicorn
- unicostate
- unicuspid
- unideated
- unideating
- unidimensional
- unidirectional
- unidle
- unidling
- unidly
- unidolized
- uniface
- unifactorial
- unific
- unification
- unifilar
- uniflagellate
- uniflorous
- uniflow engine
- unifoliate
- unifoliolate
- uniform
- unify
- unijugate
- unilateral
- unilineal
- unilinear
- unilingual
- unilobed
- unilocular
- unimodal
- unimodular
- uninucleate
- uniocular
- uniodized