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monotype

mo·no·type

US/ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/ uncommon

noun

1.

(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

2.

a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

Origin

From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken.

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