Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monothetic

/mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mono-thet-ic
IPA: /mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle.

adj

Describing a classification that is defined by the presence of all of a set of attributes

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monothetic From mono- + Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “position, arrangement”) + English -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/
British English: /mɒnə(ʊ)ˈθɛtɪk/

Frequently Paired Words

polythetic

Questions

How do you pronounce monothetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/.
What does monothetic mean?: Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle.
Where does monothetic come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monothetic From mono- + Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “position, arrangement”) + English -ic.

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