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- [yoo-ni-ter-ee]
- /ˈyu nɪˌtɛr i/
- /ˈjuː.nɪ.tər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-ni-ter-ee]
- /ˈyu nɪˌtɛr i/
Definitions of unitary word
- adjective unitary of or relating to a unit or units. 1
- adjective unitary of, pertaining to, characterized by, or aiming toward unity: the unitary principles of nationalism. 1
- adjective unitary of the nature of a unit; having the indivisible character of a unit; whole. 1
- adjective unitary serving as a unit, as of measurement or estimation. 1
- adjective unitary of or relating to the use of units: A unitary method was applied. 1
- adjective unitary Government. of or relating to a system of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of each state in a body of states are vested in a central authority. 1
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Origin of unitary
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; unit, unit(y) + -ary
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Parts of speech for Unitary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unitary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unitary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unitary
adj unitary
- coadunate — united; joined together
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- conjunctive — joining; connective
- diacritic — a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
adjective unitary
- banded — If something is banded, it has one or more bands on it, often of a different colour which contrasts with the main colour.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- conjugate — When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- exceeding — Very great.
Antonyms for unitary
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