MONO = “one, single, alone”

Greek μόνος
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Level One

  • [dict] monarch [ARCH] a single ruler, such as a king or queen
  • [dict] monorail a train that runs on a single rail
  • [dict] monotheism [THEO] belief in one God
  • [dict] monotone [TON] sung or spoken on a single tone (or pitch)

    Level Two

  • [dict] monochrome [CHROM] consisting of only one color (though often not including the background color); also monochromatic
  • [dict] monocle [OCUL] a lens to correct vision in a single eye
  • [dict] monogamy [GAM] marriage to only one spouse
  • [dict] monogram [GRAM] a design in which letters are combined into a single unit, or a single initial of a name
  • [dict] monolingual [LING] speaking or consisting of only one language
  • [dict] monolithic [LITH] literally, one (large) stone; usually used figuratively to refer to rigid uniformity within a large organization
  • [dict] monologue [LOG] something spoken by a single individual; cf. soliloquy
  • [dict] monopoly [POL] market condition in which there is only one seller
  • [dict] monosyllabic [SYLLAB] consisting of one syllable
  • [dict] monotony [TON] boring sameness (figurative use of monotone, v. supra)

    Level Three

  • [dict] monad [-AD] a group of one; a single entity
  • [dict] monochronic [CHRONO] happening together at one time; contemporaneous
  • [dict] monolatry [LATR] worship of a single god while allowing for the existence of others
  • [dict] monophony [PHON] unison singing on a single melody line; contrast polyphony
  • [dict] Monophysitism [PHYS] heretical belief that Jesus Christ had a single nature instead of two distinct natures, divine and human
  • [dict] monoplegia [PLEG] loss of function or paralysis of a single limb
  • [dict] monoxylon [XYLO] a boat or canoe made of a single piece of wood

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