unitary

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u⋅ni⋅tar⋅y

[yoo-ni-ter-ee]

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to a unit or units.

2.	of, pertaining to, characterized by, or aiming toward unity: the unitary principles of nationalism.

3.	of the nature of a unit; having the indivisible character of a unit; whole.

4.	serving as a unit, as of measurement or estimation.

5.	of or pertaining to the use of units: A unitary method was applied.

6.	Government. of or pertaining to a system of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of each state in a body of states are vested in a central authority.

Origin:
1810–20; unit, unit(y) + -ary

Related forms:

u⋅ni⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun

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u·ni·tar·y (yōō'nĭ-těr'ē)

adj.

u'ni·tar'i·ly adv.

Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: uni·tary
Pronunciation: 'yü-n&-"ter-E
Function: adjective
1 : having the character of a single thing that is a constituent of a whole; specifically : of, relating to, or being a business with subsidiaries in other states or nations that has its state income tax figured by including the subsidiaries' income, determining the portion of that income attributable to activities within the state, and taxing that percentage unitary business operating throughout the U.S.> unitary tax on a multinational corporation>
2 : marked by unity : not dual or segregated : INTEGRATED 3 unitary school district> —uni·tar·i·ness noun

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