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u·ni·lat·er·al  audio  (yn-ltr-l) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, on, relating to, involving, or affecting only one side: "a unilateral advantage in defense" (New Republic).
  2. Performed or undertaken by only one side: unilateral disarmament.
  3. Obligating only one of two or more parties, nations, or persons, as a contract or an agreement.
  4. Emphasizing or recognizing only one side of a subject.
  5. Having only one side.
  6. Tracing the lineage of one parent only: a unilateral genealogy.
  7. Botany Having leaves, flowers, or other parts on one side only.


OTHER FORMS:
uni·later·al·ly (Adverb)


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