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uni

1

[ yoo-nee ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a uniformed police officer; uniform:

    A uni phoned in the burglary at 2:19 this morning.

  2. British and Australian. university:

    Tony and Marc are both off to uni in two weeks.



uni-

2
  1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin ( universe ), used, with the meaning “one,” in the formation of compound words ( unicycle ).

uni-

1

combining_form

  1. consisting of, relating to, or having only one

    unisexual

    unilateral

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

uni

2

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for university
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of uni1

First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening

Origin of uni2

< Latin ūԾ- combining form of ūԳܲ one; -i-
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of uni1

from Latin ūԳܲ one
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But what do the students at University High, the Sawtelle neighborhood school known as Uni High, think a month into the ban?

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Students at Uni High and other schools who are caught breaking the rules for the first time lose their phone for the rest of the day.

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That last part is key, said Claudia Middleton, Uni High’s principal.

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At Uni High, each morning, students arrive via the Texas Avenue campus’ main entrance, where school personnel watch as they place their phones and other devices in their pouches and seal them.

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Middleton said Uni High has found ways of identifying scofflaws.

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