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monologue (n.)[monologue 词源字典]: 1660s, "long speech by one person," from French monologue, from Late Greek monologos "speaking alone," from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + logos "speech, word," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).[monologue etymology, monologue origin, 英语词源]
monomania (n.): "insanity in regard to a single subect or class of subjects," 1820, probably on model of earlier French monomanie, from Modern Latin monomania, from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + mania (see mania).
monomaniac (n.): 1833; see monomania + maniac. Related: Monomaniacal.
monomer (n.): 1914, from mono- + Greek meros "part" (see merit (n.)). Related: Monomerous.
monometallic (adj.): 1877 in currency sense, from mono- + metallic.
mononuclear (adj.): 1886; see mono- + nuclear.
mononucleosis (n.): 1920, coined from mononuclear + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition."
monophonic (adj.): of recordings, broadcasts, etc., "not stereo, having only one output signal," 1958, coined to be an opposite of stereophonic; from mono- + -phonic, from Greek phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)).
Monophysite: 1690s, from Church Latin Monophysita, from Greek monophysites, from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + physis "nature" (see physics). Christian (regarded in the West as a heretic) who believes there is only one nature in the person of Jesus Christ. Now comprising Coptic, Armenian, Abyssinian and Jacobite churches.
monoplane (n.): 1907, a hybrid coined from mono- + second element of aeroplane. In old planes the wings formed a single surface running across the fuselage.
monopolistic (adj.): 1858; see monopoly + -istic.
monopolize (v.): 1610s; see monopoly + -ize. Figurative use from 1620s. Related: Monopolized; monopolizing; monopolization.
monopoly (n.): "exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from mono- + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (5) "to sell" (cognates: Sanskrit panate "barters, purchases," Lithuanian pelnas "gain," Old Church Slavonic splenu, Russian polon "prey, booty," Old Norse falr, Dutch veil, German feil "for sale, venal").

Alternative form monopole (1540s, from the Old French form of the word) was common in 16c. The popular board game, invented by Charles Darrow, is from 1935. Monopoly money "unreal currency" is attested from 1972, in reference to the paper used in the game.
monopolylogue (n.): "entertainment in which one actor performs as many characters," 1824, from mono- + poly- + -logue.
monorail (n.): 1897, a hybrid coined from mono- + rail (n.1).
monosyllabic (adj.): 1824, of languages; 1828, of words; 1870, of persons, from monosyllable + -ic. Earlier form was monosyllabical (1680s, of words). Related: Monosyllabically.
monosyllable (n.): 1530s, from Latin monosyllabus "of one syllable," from Greek monosyllabos, from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + syllabe "syllable" (see syllable).
monotheism (n.): "belief that there is but one god," 1650s, from Greek mono-, comb. form of monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + theos "a god" (see theo-).
monotheist (n.): 1670s, from monotheism + -ist.
monotheistic (adj.): 1846, from monotheist + -ic.