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Mono Greek Meaning Single Monorail Railroad Rail Monocle

word MONO
meaning MONO comes from the Greek monos, meaning “along” or “single.” So a monorail is a railroad that has only one rail; a monocle is an old-fashioned eyeglass that a gentleman used to squeeze into his eye socket; a monotonous voice seems to have only one tone; and a monopoly puts all ownership of a type of product or service in the hands of a single company.

Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:14, mwvb::unit:14:root, obsidian_to_anki

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