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uni-

(YOO-nih)

one

Latin for one. Unicorn = one horn; uniform = one form; unite = make into one.

Example words

  • unicorn

    a creature with one horn

  • uniform

    of one shape — what a group all wears

  • unify

    to make into one

  • universe

    everything turned into one whole

Words in our dictionary that use this root

Every dataset word containing uni-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.

  • unison

    one sound — voices acting as one

  • unicorn

    a creature with one horn

  • uniform

    of one shape — what a group all wears

  • unify

    to make into one

  • universe

    everything turned into one whole

Who it is for

Grades served: 4, 5

Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.

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