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–noun Scot. and North England.
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Mon

  [mohn]
–noun
an Austroasiatic language used chiefly in Burma in the vicinity of Moulmein.

mon-

 
var. of mono- before a vowel: monacid.

Mon.

 
1. Monday.
2. Monsignor.

mon.

 
1. monastery.
2. monetary.

mono-

 
a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particular element (monohydrate).
Also, especially before a vowel, mon-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of mónos alone
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mon   (mŏn)   
n.   Scots
Man.
Mon   (mōn)   
n.   pl. Mon or Mons

  1. A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting an area of eastern Myanmar (Burma) and adjacent parts of Thailand.

  2. The Mon-Khmer language of the Mon.

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Word Origin & History

mono- 
from Gk. mono-, comb. form of monos "single, alone," from PIE base *men- "small, isolated," also represented by Gk. manos "rare, sparse," and perhaps by Eng. minnow.
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Medical Dictionary

mon- pref.
Variant of mono-.

mono- or mon-
pref.

  1. One; single; alone: monomorphic.

  2. Monomolecular; monatomic: monolayer.

  3. Containing one atom, molecule, or group: monomer.

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Science Dictionary
mono-  
A prefix that means "one, only, single," as in monochromatic, having only one color. It is often found in chemical names where it means "containing just one" of the specified atom or group, as in carbon monoxide, which is carbon attached to a single oxygen atom.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MON

  1. Monoceros

  2. Montreal Expos

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