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mono-
(MON-oh)one
Greek for one. Mono and uni both mean one but come from different languages.
prefixGreek
Number & quantityExample words
monologue
a speech given by one person
monorail
a train that runs on one rail
monotone
one tone — flat in sound
monopoly
control of a market by one company
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing mono-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
monologue
a speech given by one person
monogram
a design made from one or more letters
monorail
a train that runs on one rail
monotone
one tone — flat in sound
monopoly
control of a market by one company
Who it is for
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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