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mono-

/ˈmɒn.əʊ̯/ UK
/ˈmɔn.əw/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmɔn.ə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmɑ.nə/ Canada, US
/ˈmɑ.now/ Canada, US, before vowel
/ˈmɔn.əʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈmɔn.ɐʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈmɒn.əʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈmɒn.ɐʉ/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-), combining form of μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).

prefix mon-

morpheme one, single, only
Similar: uni-

Opposite: poly-, multi-

Thesaurus

prefix

Opposite: poly-, multi-

Translations

Every language

prefix one

Español	mono-
日本語	一, 単 tan, モノ mono
中文	一 yī, 單 /单 dān
Português	mono-
Français	mono-, uni-
Deutsch	mono-, ein-
Italiano	mòno-
Ελληνικά	μονο- mono-
Русский	одно- odno-, моно- mono-
עברית	חד־ khad, מונו־ mono-

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APA

mono-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mono-

Chicago

"mono-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mono-.

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@misc{mono_2026,
  title = {mono-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mono-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}