mono
mono Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to or designating a system of sound recording and reproduction in which all audio signals are combined and routed through a single channel.
"The archival jazz broadcast was only available in a mono recording from the late 1940s."
Consisting of or displaying only one color or shades of a single color; monochrome.
"To save on printing costs, the office manager set the default printer configuration to mono mode."
• noun
North American Infectious mononucleosis, a contagious viral disease typically caused by the Epstein-Barr virus and characterized by fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and prolonged fatigue.
"The college sophomore had to withdraw from the varsity swim team for a month after being diagnosed with mono."
Monophonic sound reproduction, or a sound recording that uses a single audio channel rather than stereo.
"Many audiophiles prefer the original 1960s albums mixed in mono rather than the later stereo reissues."
Monofilament fishing line, consisting of a single continuous strand of synthetic fiber such as nylon.
"The angler spooled his reel with ten-pound test mono before heading out to the pier."
Any of several silvery, laterally compressed tropical and subtropical perciform fishes of the family Monodactylidae (genus Monodactylus), native to coastal marine and brackish waters of Africa, Asia, and Australia and frequently kept in aquariums.
"Because monos naturally inhabit brackish estuaries, aquarium keepers slowly add marine salt to their tank water as the fish mature."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived via clipped forms of words such as 'monophonic', 'mononucleosis', and 'monodactylus', all tracing back to the Ancient Greek combining form mono-, from mónos, meaning 'alone', 'single', or 'solitary'.
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