how to pronounce mono

/ˈmɒn.əʊ/

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mono is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mono in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… things or like a mono color either black …”

meanings of mono

name:

A river in Togo.
An alkaline desert lake, Mono Lake, in this county that has a unique ecosystem.
A town in Ontario.
The language of the Mono people of the Congo.
The Numic language of the Mono people of California.
An island in the Solomon Islands.
A county of California, United States, see Mono County.

noun:

An American Indian people of the central Sierra Nevada and neighboring Great Basin lands to the east in California.
A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.
Abbreviation of monomorphism.
Clipping of mononucleosis.
An ethnic group from the Congo.
A monogamous person.

adjective:

Monochrome.
Monoamorous, monogamous.
Monosexual.
Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.

mono frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mono occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.