unilateral

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See also: unilatéral

English

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Etymology

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A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (one-sided), from Latin ūnus (one) + laterālis (sided, lateral).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/
    • (UK) IPA(key): [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt.ə.ɹɫ̩], [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt͡ʃ.ɹɫ̩]
    • (US) IPA(key): [ˌjʉː.nəˈɫæɾ.ɚ.ɻɫ̩]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

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unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)

  1. Done by one side only.
  2. Affecting only one side of the body.
  3. Binding or affecting one party only.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From uni- +‎ lateral.

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unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterals)

  1. unilateral

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Danish

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  • IPA(key): /ˈunilad̥əˌʁɑˀl/

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unilateral

  1. unilateral

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Galician

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Etymology

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From uni- +‎ lateral.

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  • IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tɛˈɾal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

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unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)

  1. unilateral
    Antonym: bilateral

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German

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unilateral (strong nominative masculine singular unilateraler, not comparable)

  1. unilateral

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Further reading

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  • unilateral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • unilateral” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, lateral +‎ uni-, from New Latin ūnilaterālis (one-sided).

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  • IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tə.ˈral/
  • Rhymes: -ral
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧tê‧ral

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unilatêral

  1. unilateral
    Synonym: sehala (Standard Malay)

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Piedmontese

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unilateral

  1. unilateral

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/ [u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾa.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

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unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)

  1. unilateral (affecting only one side)
  2. one-sided; partial (biased in favour of one faction)
    Synonym: parcial
  3. (of a contract or interaction) unilateral (binding or affecting one party only)

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Further reading

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  • unilateral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French unilatéral.

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unilateral m or n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine and neuter plural unilaterale)

  1. unilateral
  2. Binding or affecting one party only.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /unilateˈɾal/ [u.ni.la.t̪eˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

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unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterales)

  1. unilateral

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Swedish

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unilateral (not comparable)

  1. unilateral

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