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monoglot

adjective
mono·​glot | \ ˈmä-nÉ™-ËŒglät How to pronounce monoglot (audio) \

Definition of monoglot

: monolingual
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monoglot noun

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 Growing numbers of English-language courses have helped to entice monoglot Britons abroad. — The Economist, "Expanding horizonsWhy more British students are choosing foreign universities," 15 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of monoglot

1830, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for monoglot

mono- + -glot (as in polyglot)

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