ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mono

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmɒn.əʊ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mono is a noun meaning (eating disorders) A diet where someone eats only one type of food.

Meaning

(eating disorders) A diet where someone eats only one type of food.

More Meanings

  1. (category theory) Clipping of monomorphism.
  2. (pathology, informal, uncountable) Clipping of mononucleosis.
  3. (informal, countable) Any fish of the family Monodactylidae.
  4. (informal) Clipping of monochrome.
  5. (informal) Clipping of monosexual.
  6. (informal) Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
  7. (slang, UK, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.

Example Sentences

For some monos, there are no acceptable mono—poly solutions as far as they are concerned.
People who do wish to be recognizable as trans or bi are often coercively passed off as cis or mono anyway.
Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.
The excellent on-screen display of italics, superscripts and subscripts, and other niceties available on the color screen now display on mono monitors, but with the inherently superior text font of the mono mode.

Word Forms

Synonyms for mono

Depending on context, synonyms include wheelie, monaural, monophonic, mononucleosis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mononucleosis, monaural, monophonic, diiodotyrosine, monkey, divalent.

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