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• mon
  mon

  noun

  man.
• Mon
  Mon

  noun

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

  abbreviation

  monastery.
• Mon.
  Mon.

  abbreviation

  Monday.
• mon-
  mon-

  variant of mono- before a vowel.

mon

¹ American  

[mon] / mɒn /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. man.

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Mon ² American  

[mohn] / moʊn /

noun

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

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mon. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. monastery.

2. monetary.

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Mon. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Monday.

2. Monsignor.

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mon- ⁵ American  

1. variant of mono- before a vowel.

   monacid.

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Mon ¹ British  

/ 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

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Mon. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Monday

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mon- ³ British  

combining form

1. a variant of mono-

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Usage

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.

Example Sentences

If Ireland does decide upon a monarchy, she might elect to have an English King and be part of a dual mon- archy.

From Time Magazine Archive

But," said Mr. Bouncer, as he ended his tale, "talking's mon-

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert

She was getting a hundred and ten a mon- Th, but she couldn't work for that.

From Something Else Again by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)

The late president, Heureaux, was one of the most mon- strous of these creatures who have found their breeding- bed in Central American politics.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by White, Andrew Dickson

There is no deformity but in mon- strosity; wherein, notwithstanding, there is a kind of beauty; nature so ingeniously contriving the irregular part, as they become sometimes more remarkable than the principal fabrick.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir