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mono-

(MON-oh)

one

Greek for one. Mono and uni both mean one but come from different languages.

Example 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

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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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