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unilateral
What does unilateral mean?
unilateral (adjective): done by one side only.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce unilateral?
/ˌjunəˈlætəɹəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unilateral come from?
A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”), equivalent to uni- + lateral.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “unilateral” mean?
currently in progress
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done by one side only
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vigorous and animated
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susceptible to attack
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