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mon

\ ˈmän How to pronounce mon (audio) \

Definition of mon

 (Entry 1 of 5)

dialectal chiefly British variant of

mon

abbreviation (1)

Definition of mon (Entry 2 of 5)

monetary

Mon

noun
\ ˈmōn How to pronounce Mon (audio) \
plural Mon or Mons

Definition of Mon (Entry 3 of 5)

1 : a member of the dominant native people of Pegu division, Myanmar (Burma)
2 : the Mon-Khmer language of the Mon people

Mon

abbreviation (2)

Definition of Mon (Entry 4 of 5)

Monday

mon-

combining form
variants: or mono-

Definition of mon- (Entry 5 of 5)

1 : one : single : alone monoplane monodrama
2a : containing one (usually specified) atom, radical, or group monohydroxy
b : monomolecular monolayer

First Known Use of mon

Noun

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for mon

Combining form

Greek, from monos alone, single — more at monk

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More Definitions for mon

Mon.

abbreviation

Kids Definition of Mon.

Monday

mon-

prefix
variants: or mono-

Kids Definition of mon-

: one : single : alone monosyllable

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