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

When Jost, the co-host of Update, warned that the show would be fined for using that word on the air, Patterson responded, “C’mon bruh, this is exactly what Jimmy Kimmel fought for!”

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"This is incredibly frustrating news," MS for Ynys Môn, Rhun ap Iorwerth said.

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If he stepped in and said, 'C'mon lads, let's get on with the game', they stopped and got on with the game.

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On Anglesey, the Alaw Môn solar farm development - which would be more than twice the size of the Llanwern site - has just been approved.

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The victim was reportedly found with stab wounds in a garden in the Chamkar Mon district south of the city centre on Friday.

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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.