monosignativeadj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈsɪɡnətɪv/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈsɪɡnədɪv/ Chiefly Literary Theory. Now rare.
Involving or characterized by the use of words with only one meaning at a time. Opposed to plurisignative adj.
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monosignative1940
monosignificant1940
monosemantemic1957
monosemantic1960
monosemic1969
monosemous1975
1940 P. Wheelwright in Kenyon Rev. 2 267 A logician..requires monosignative clarity.
1965 Encycl. Poetry 760/1 The depth symbol..defies any adequate analysis into monosignative components.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1940- photoinductive
- photoinductive cycle
- photoing
- photoinhibition
- photoinitiated
- photoinitiator
- photoink
- photointaglio
- photointerpretation
- photointerpretations
- photointerpretative
- photointerpreter
- photointerpreters
- photointerpretive
- photoiodide
- photoion
- photoionisation
- photoionisations
- photoionization
- photoionizations
- photoionize
- photoionized
- photoionizes
- photoionizing
- photoisomer