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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”