mon

¹

[mon]

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. man.

Mon

²

[mohn]

noun

1. an Austroasiatic language used chiefly in Myanmar (Burma) in the vicinity of Moulmein.

mon.

³

abbreviation

1. monastery.

2. monetary.

Mon.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Monday.

2. Monsignor.

mon-

⁵

1. variant of mono- before a vowel.

   monacid.

Mon

¹

/ məʊn /

noun

1. a member of a people of Myanmar and Thailand related to the Khmer of Cambodia

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family

Mon.

²

abbreviation

1. Monday

mon-

³

combining form

1. a variant of mono-

Example Sentences

Llinos Medi, MP for Ynys Môn, said she has seen an increase in abuse since winning her seat last year.

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In an interview with Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast, the Ynys Môn Senedd member re-iterated his view that polls suggest he could lead a minority administration after next May's election, making him the first ever non-Labour first minister.

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She described it as "the moment Ynys Môn and the whole of Wales has been waiting for", using the Welsh name for Anglesey.

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Heh-heh-heh, c’mon, we’d never do that, the trader started to say, but Danny, though perfectly polite, was insistent.

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“I said, ‘C’mon, Ben, you’re crazy, there’s not going to be a coup.

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When To Use

What does mon- mean?

Mon- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “alone, singular, one.” It is used in many technical and scientific terms.Mono- comes from the Greek mónos, meaning “alone."Mon- is a variant of mono-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use mono- article.