mono
pronunciation
How to pronounce mono in British English:
UK [ˈmɒnəʊ]
How to pronounce mono in American English:
US [ˈmɑnoʊ]
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- Noun:
- an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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- Adjective:
- designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Word Origin
- mono
- 1959 as a shortening of monophonic; earlier used among printers for "monotype machine" (c. 1925) and generally for monochrome (motorcar, etc.), 1940s. From 1964 as short for mononucleosis.
Example
- 1. Besides , mono users and developers already have microsoft 's blessing .
- 2. The mono effort is important as it is intended to enable . Net ( define ) applications to run on linux .
- 3. Hazenite is a mineral formed by microbes in the highly alkaline mono lake in california .
- 4. This chemistry is in part a result of mono lake 's isolation from its sources of fresh water for 50 years .
- 5. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of mono lake in california have discovered the first known microorganism on earth able to thrive and reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic .