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monocracy
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moh-
nok
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uh
-see
,
m
uh
-
]
mo·noc·ra·cy
/
moʊˈnɒk
rə
si
,
mə-
/
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[
moh-
nok
-r
uh
-see
,
m
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noun,
plural
mo·noc·ra·cies.
government by only one person; autocracy.
Origin:
1645–55;
mono-
+
-cracy
;
modeled on
aristocracy
,
democracy
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mon·o·crat·ic
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ˌmɒn
əˈkræt
ɪk
/
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mon-
uh
-
krat
-ik
]
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,
adjective
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So is
monograph
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treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist
wearisome uniformity or lack of variety
vocal utterance in one unvaried tone
dramatic or comedic solo by a single speaker
wearisome uniformity or lack of variety
obelisk, column or large statue formed of a single block of stone
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monocracy
(mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
government by one person
monocrat
—
n
mono'cratic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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