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monoglot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
monoglot
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person capable of speaking only a single language.

adj

Capable of speaking only a single language; monolingual.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mono- + -glot.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

monoglots (plural) more monoglot (comparative) most monoglot (superlative)

Derived Forms

monoglottism

Frequently Paired Words

bilingual trilingual multilingual polylingual

Synonyms

monolinguist uniglot unilinguist monolingual

Questions

What does monoglot mean?
A person capable of speaking only a single language.
Where does monoglot come from?
From mono- + -glot.

How to pronounce monoglot

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