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monocle

/ˈmɑnəkəl/ Canada

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1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

noun monocles

A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
obsolete A one-eyed animal.

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noun a single lens

Español	monóculo
한국어	단안경 danan'gyeong
日本語	片眼鏡 katamegane
中文	單片眼鏡 /单片眼镜 dānpiànyǎnjìng, 單眼鏡 /单眼镜 dānyǎnjìng, 單透鏡 /单透镜 dāntòujìng
Português	monóculo
Français	monocle
Deutsch	Monokel
Italiano	monocolo
Ελληνικά	μονόκλ monókl
Română	monoclu
Русский	моно́кль monóklʹ
Tiếng Việt	kính một mắt

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@misc{monocle_2026,
  title = {monocle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monocle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}