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unanimous

[yoo-nan-uh-muhs] Origin

u·nan·i·mous

[yoo-nan-uh-muhs]
adjective
1.
of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
2.
characterized by or showing complete agreement: a unanimous vote.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin ūnanim(us) (ūn(us) one + animus mind, heart, feeling) + -ous

u·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb
u·nan·i·mous·ness, noun
non·u·nan·i·mous, adjective
non·u·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb
non·u·nan·i·mous·ness, noun
EXPAND
qua·si-u·nan·i·mous, adjective
qua·si-u·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

anomalous, anonymous, euonymus, unanimous.
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World English Dictionary
unanimous (juːˈnænɪməs)
 
adj
1.  in complete or absolute agreement
2.  characterized by complete agreement: a unanimous decision
 
[C17: from Latin ūnanimus from ūnus one + animus mind]
 
u'nanimously
 
adv
 
unanimity
 
n
 
u'nanimousness
 
n

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unanimous
1610s, from L. unanimus "of one mind," from unus "one" (see one) + animus "mind" (see animus). Related: Unanimously.
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