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Nov 30, 2009
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u•ni•tar•y



Pronunciation: (yOO'ni-ter"ē), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to a unit or units.
2. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or aiming toward unity: the unitary principles of nationalism.
3. of the nature of a unit; having the indivisible character of a unit; whole.
4. serving as a unit, as of measurement or estimation.
5. of or pertaining to the use of units: A unitary method was applied.
6. Govt.of or pertaining to a system of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of each state in a body of states are vested in a central authority.

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