Uniterm

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proper noun

A subject indexing system having an index based on single words.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A subject indexing system having an index based on single words.
nounUniterm (plural Uniterms)

plural Uniterms

  1. An individual word in such an index.

Origin

Blend of unit + term, referring to the use of single words as the basis of the index.

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APA

Uniterm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uniterm

MLA

“Uniterm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uniterm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uniterm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uniterm.

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