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say it: YOO-ni-ter-ee
unitary is an adjective meaning "relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity". It is pronounced /ˈjunɪˌtɛɹi/ — YOO-ni-ter-ee. It carries 4 recorded senses.
relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity
“the unitary principles of nationalism”
“a unitary movement in politics”
of or pertaining to or involving the use of units
“a unitary method was applied”
“established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations”
characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
“a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government”
government
having the indivisible character of a unit
“a unitary action”
“spoke with one voice”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unitary come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.