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mon
1[ mon ]
Mon
2[ mohn ]
noun
- an Austroasiatic language used chiefly in Myanmar (Burma) in the vicinity of Moulmein.
mon.
3abbreviation for
- monastery.
- monetary.
Mon.
4abbreviation for
- Monday.
- Monsignor.
mon-
5- variant of mono- before a vowel:
monacid.
mon-
1combining_form
- a variant of mono-
Mon
2/ əʊ /
noun
- MonMons a member of a people of Myanmar and Thailand related to the Khmer of Cambodia
- the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family
Mon.
3abbreviation for
- Monday
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Words That Use Mon-
does mon- mean?
Mon- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “alone, singular, one.” It is used in many technical and scientific terms.
Mono- comes from the Greek óԴDz, meaning “alone.”
Mon- is a variant of mono-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.
Want to know more? Read our Words That Use mono- article.
Examples of mon-
A monarch is “a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation,” such as a king or queen.
The first part of the word, mon-, means “alone, singular, one.” The second part, -arch, means “chief, leader, ruler.” Monarch literally translates to “single ruler.”
Monarch comes from the Greek óԲDz, using the equivalent form of mon- in the language.
are some words that use the combining form mon-?
Many of the following terms use the equivalent form of mon- in Greek or Latin.
are some other forms that mon- may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters mono- or mon- is necessarily using the combining form to denote “one,” e.g., monitor and monumental. Learn more about the Latin root of these words at our entries for them.
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