u·ni·corn
 unicorn
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- pronunciation:
- yu
nih
korn
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a mythical animal having the body of a horse and a single, long horn extending from its forehead.
We pretended there was a unicorn living in the woods behind the school.
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| related words: |
monster |
Unicorn comes from
unicornis, a Latin word that means "having one horn."
The word unicorn
contains the following part:
uni
Latin
root
that means
one
Example words:
reunion,
unicorn,
uniform,
unify,
union,
unique,
unison,
unit,
unite,
universe,
university