mono
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
adjective
designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Origin
Uncertain. The Monache, a related ethnic group, seem to derive their name from the same common source as the Mono, as -chi occurs otherwise in the Yokutsan and Miwok languages as a relatively common suffix on tribal names.
Phrases
- Mono County
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