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mono
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As a noun, mono means a bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding. As an adjective, it means monaural or monophonic.
Meanings of mono
8 meaningsnoun
slangUKAustraliaA bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
informalA monogamous person.
An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
Similar: infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, glandular fever, kissing disease
Clipping of mononucleosis.
Abbreviation of monomorphism.
adjective
colloquialMonaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
“Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.”
colloquialMonochrome.
chiefly informalMonoamorous, monogamous.
chiefly informalMonosexual.
Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Similar: monophonic, single-channel
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).