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uni-

one, single

Latin · unus

Latin unus means "one". Uni- makes words of oneness: a uniform is one form for all, a unicycle has one wheel, to unite is to make one, the universe is everything as one whole.

Memory trick

UNI sounds like "YOU-knee": YOU have one knee in front when you kneel.

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