uni

Aussie higher education

Uni is informal British English for university: I'm starting uni in September, We met at uni.

In Japanese cuisine, uni is sea urchin roe—a creamy, briny delicacy served as sushi or sashimi.

As a prefix, uni- means one or single: unicycle, uniform, unilateral.

urchin

sea urchin

Spiny marine echinoderm

  • sushiVinegared rice with toppings
  • sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
  • nigiriHand-formed rice with topping

omakase · delicacy · briny · creamy · custard · roe · gonads · ocean · marine · echinoderm

university

college

Higher education institution

  • campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
  • academiaHigher education community
  • studentOne formally enrolled somewhere

tuition · degree · lectures · seminar · professor · dormitory · freshman · undergraduate · graduate · alumni

prefix

unicorn

Mythical one-horned horse

union · unit · universe · unanimous · univocal · monocle · mono · single · one

uniformity

conformity

Adherence to norms

sameness · similarity · alignment · coherence · regularity · continuity · invariability · monotony · harmony · cohesion

Categories
Opposites
educational level

uniprimary school

Early childhood education institution

elementary school · kindergarten · nursery school · preschool · grade school

prefix meaning (one vs. many)

unimulti

Many, combined

poly · bi · tri · omni · diverse

life stage/context

uniwork

Effort toward a goal

career · working life · employment · adulthood · retirement

Phrases
Family

uniform, unique, university, unify, unified, unison, uniformity, unisex, unicycle

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G