Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocultural

/ˌmɒ.nəʊˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
mono-cul-tur-al
IPA
/ˌmɒ.nəʊˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English monocultural From mono- + culture + -al.

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How do you pronounce monocultural?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/.
What does monocultural mean?
Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).
Where does monocultural come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English monocultural From mono- + culture + -al.

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