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μόνος

mónos

single, alone

26 words in English grow from this root.

Monad

Number
μονάς, μονάδοςmonás, monádos

a one

Monarch

Politics
μόνοςmónos

sole ruler

Monarchy

Politics
μόνοςmónos

rule by one

Monazite

Earth
μονάζωmonázō

the solitary one

Monism

Philosophy
μόνοςmónos

the doctrine of only-one

Monochord

Art
μόνοςmónos

one string

Monochrome

Art
μόνοςmónos

single colour

Monocotyledon

Nature
μόνοςmónos

one seed leaf

Monocyte

Medicine
μόνοςmónos

single hollow vessel

Monody

Art
μόνοςmónos

single song

Monogamy

Politics
μόνοςmónos

single marriage

Monogram

Art
μόνοςmónos

single letter

Monograph

Words
μόνοςmónos

written on one thing

Monoid

Number
μόνοςmónos

single-form thing

Monologue

Art
μόνοςmónos

speaking alone

Monomania

Mind
μόνοςmónos

single madness

Monomer

Science
μόνοςmónos

single part

Monomorphism

Number
μόνοςmónos

single-forming

Monophysite

Faith
μόνοςmónos

single-natured

Monopoly

Politics
μόνοςmónos

selling alone

Monopsony

Politics
μόνοςmónos

single buyer of provisions

Monotheism

Faith
μόνοςmónos

one-god doctrine

Monotone

Art
μόνοςmónos

single tone

Monotonic

Number
μόνοςmónos

of one pitch

Monotreme

Nature
μόνοςmónos

single hole

Monotype

Art
μόνοςmónos

single impression