mono
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• noun
North American An acute infectious disease, primarily caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, characterized by fever, swollen lymph nodes, and extreme fatigue; a colloquial clipping of infectious mononucleosis.
"He missed three weeks of high school after coming down with a severe case of mono."
Sound reproduction that uses a single audio transmission channel, as opposed to stereophonic sound.
"Many vintage music purists prefer listening to early Beatles albums mixed in mono."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the illness, 'mono' is primarily a North American colloquialism; in British English, the condition is commonly known as 'glandular fever'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
A clipping of 'monophonic' (in audio contexts) or 'mononucleosis' (in medical contexts), ultimately derived from the Greek 'monos', meaning 'single' or 'alone'.