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uni

[yoo-nee]

Origin

noun Australian Informal.

university.

Origin:
1895–1900; by shortening

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin (universe), used, with the meaning “one,” in the formation of compound words (unicycle).

Origin:
< Latin ūni- combining form of ūnus one; see -i-

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World English Dictionary

uni (ˈjuːnɪ)

—n
	informal short for university

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Word Origin & History

uni-

comb. form meaning "having one only," from L. uni-, comb. form of unus (see one).

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

uni- pref.
Single; one: univalent.

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