unilateral
English
editEtymology
editA modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”), equivalent to uni- + lateral.
Pronunciation
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editunilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)
- Done by one side only.
- 2010, Roger D. Blair, Jeffrey L. Harrison, “The Antitrust Laws and Monopsonistic Forms of Conduct”, in Monopsony in Law and Economics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section 2.4 (A Taxonomy of Monopsony Cases), page 29:
- For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the buyer.
- Affecting only one side of the body.
- Binding or affecting one party only.
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editCatalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [u.ni.lə.təˈɾal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [u.ni.la.teˈɾal]
- Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral
Adjective
editunilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterals)
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editFurther reading
edit- “unilateral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “unilateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “unilateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “unilateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
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editunilateral
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editGalician
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editunilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)
- unilateral
- Antonym: bilateral
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editFurther reading
edit- “unilateral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- “unilateral” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
German
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editunilateral (strong nominative masculine singular unilateraler, not comparable)
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editFurther reading
edit- “unilateral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “unilateral” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInternationalism, lateral + uni-, from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editunilatêral
- unilateral
- Synonym: sehala (Standard Malay)
Further reading
edit- “unilateral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Piedmontese
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editunilateral
Portuguese
editEtymology
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edit
Adjective
editunilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)
- unilateral (affecting only one side)
- one-sided; partial (biased in favour of one faction)
- Synonym: parcial
- (of a contract or interaction) unilateral (binding or affecting one party only)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “unilateral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French unilatéral. By surface analysis, uni- + lateral.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editunilateral m or n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine and neuter plural unilaterale)
- unilateral
- Binding or affecting one party only.
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | unilateral | unilaterală | unilaterali | unilaterale | |||
definite | unilateralul | unilaterala | unilateralii | unilateralele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | unilateral | unilaterale | unilaterali | unilaterale | |||
definite | unilateralului | unilateralei | unilateralelor | unilateralilor |
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editunilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “unilateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
editAdjective
editunilateral (not comparable)
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edit- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms prefixed with uni-
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ætəɹəl
- Rhymes:English/ætəɹəl/5 syllables
- English lemmas
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- English terms with quotations
- en:One
- Catalan terms prefixed with uni-
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
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- Catalan epicene adjectives
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Galician terms prefixed with uni-
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- Rhymes:Galician/al
- Rhymes:Galician/al/5 syllables
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- German 5-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- German lemmas
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- German uncomparable adjectives
- de:One
- Indonesian internationalisms
- Indonesian terms prefixed with uni-
- Indonesian terms derived from New Latin
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ral
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ral/5 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
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- Piedmontese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Piedmontese lemmas
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- Portuguese terms prefixed with uni-
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- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 6-syllable words
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al/5 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms prefixed with uni-
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- Romanian lemmas
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- Spanish terms prefixed with uni-
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- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/5 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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