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uni-

A word beginning that means one or single.

YOO-nee prefix

What it means

The beginning of words that count one of something. Unilateral means on one side only, as in unilateral weakness after a stroke. Unicellular means made of one cell, and a unicornuate uterus has only one horn. Its opposite in counting words is bi-byA word beginning that means two or twice.Full entry (two).

Remember it

A unicycle has one wheel.

Related terms

mono-

A word beginning that means one or single.

bi-

A word beginning that means two or twice.

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