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UNICAMERALLY

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u⋅ni⋅cam⋅er⋅al

  [yoo-ni-kam-er-uhl]
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–adjective
consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
Origin:
1850–55; uni- + L camer(a) chamber + -al 1

Related forms:
u⋅ni⋅cam⋅er⋅al⋅ism, noun
u⋅ni⋅cam⋅er⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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u·ni·cam·er·al   (yōō'nĭ-kām'ər-əl)   
adj.  Having or consisting of a single legislative chamber.

[uni- + Latin camera, chamber; see camera + -al1.]
u'ni·cam'er·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

unicameral 
1853, from uni- "one" + L.L. camera "chamber" (see camera).
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unicameral u·ni·cam·er·al (y&oomacr;'nĭ-kām'ər-əl)
adj.
Monolocular.

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