mon

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ˈmän 

dialectal chiefly British variant of man

mon

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abbreviation (1)

monetary

Mon

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noun

ˈmōn 

plural Mon or Mons

1

: a member of the dominant native people of Pegu division, Myanmar (Burma)

2

: the Mon-Khmer language of the Mon people

Mon

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abbreviation (2)

Monday

mon-

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combining form

variants or mono-

1

: one : single : alone

monoplane

monodrama

2

a

: containing one (usually specified) atom, radical, or group

monohydroxy

b

: monomolecular

monolayer

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Greek, from monos alone, single — more at monk

First Known Use

Noun

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mon

• Mon-Khmer

Kids Definition

mon-

combining form

variants or mono-

1

: one : single : alone

monotone

2

: one atom or group

monoxide

Etymology

Combining form

derived from Greek monos "alone, single"