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Emoji
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#5701
🎤
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monotone
/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/
noun
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A continuous sound, especially of a person's voice, that does not rise and fall in pitch.
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The teacher's monotone made the lecture hard to follow. |
in a monotone |
Speaking without changing pitch or intonation.
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drone, flatness, sameness, uniformity, dullness
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variety, inflection, modulation
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speak in a monotone, dull monotone, monotone voice, monotone delivery
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#5702
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morass
/məˈræs/
noun
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A complicated or confused situation; a swampy or boggy ground.
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The project got stuck in a bureaucratic morass. |
bureaucratic morass |
a tangle of excessive rules and procedures
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swamp, bog, quagmire, tangle, mess
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clarity, order
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bureaucratic morass, legal morass, political morass, morass of confusion
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#5703
🗣️
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moralize
/ˈmɒrəlaɪz/
verb
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moralized
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moralized
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moralizes
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moralizing
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To comment on issues of right and wrong, often with an air of superiority.
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He tends to moralize about other people's choices. |
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preach, lecture, admonish, sermonize
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ignore, overlook
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moralize about, moralize on, moralize endlessly, tendency to moralize
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#5704
⚖️
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morality
/məˈrælɪti/
noun
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Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
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Society's sense of morality changes over time. |
high morality |
strong sense of right and wrong
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ethics, principles, integrity, virtue, righteousness
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immorality, corruption, wickedness
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public morality, personal morality, code of morality, morality issues
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#5705
📜
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moralist
/ˈmɒrəlɪst/
noun
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A person who teaches or promotes moral principles and values.
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The author was known as a strict moralist in his writings. |
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preacher, reformer, philosopher, critic
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immoralist, libertine
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strict moralist, famous moralist, moralist view, moralist writings
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#5706
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morale
/məˈræl/
noun
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The confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time.
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The team's morale improved after their recent victory. |
boost morale |
to increase confidence and enthusiasm
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spirit, confidence, enthusiasm, determination, mood
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discouragement, depression, despair
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high morale, boost morale, morale level, morale of employees
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#5707
📖
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moral
/ˈmɔːrəl/
adjective, noun
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Adjective: concerned with principles of right and wrong. Noun: a lesson about right and wrong from a story or experience.
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The moral of the story is that honesty is the best policy. |
moral of the story |
The lesson that can be learned from an event or tale.
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ethical, virtuous, lesson, righteous
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immoral, unethical
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moral values, moral lesson, moral obligation
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#5708
💭
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moot
/muːt/
adjective, verb
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mooted
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mooted
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moots
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mooting
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Adjective: subject to debate or irrelevant. Verb: to suggest an idea for discussion.
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The issue of funding became a moot point after the project was canceled. |
moot point |
An issue that is debatable or of no practical importance.
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debatable, questionable, arguable, suggest
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certain, settled
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moot point, moot case, moot idea
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#5709
⚓
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moor
/mʊər/
verb, noun
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moored
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moored
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moors
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mooring
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As a verb: to tie a ship so that it stays in place. As a noun: open, uncultivated land.
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The sailors moored the ship at the dock. |
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anchor, dock, tie, secure, heath
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release, free
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moor a boat, moor the ship, wide moorland
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#5710
🌙
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moonbeam
/ˈmuːn.biːm/
noun
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A ray of light from the moon.
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A moonbeam lit up the quiet forest clearing. |
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moonlight, lunar ray, silver light, night glow
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darkness, shadow
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bright moonbeam, soft moonbeam, shining moonbeam
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#5711
😒
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moodiness
/ˈmuːdi.nəs/
noun
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The state of being frequently subject to changes in mood, especially irritability or sadness.
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Her moodiness made it difficult to predict how she would react. |
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irritability, temper, gloom, sulkiness, melancholy
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cheerfulness, happiness, stability
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sudden moodiness, teenage moodiness, emotional moodiness
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#5712
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monumental
/ˌmɒn.jʊˈmen.təl/
adjective
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Great in importance, extent, or size; resembling or serving as a monument.
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The project was a monumental achievement for the team. |
monumental effort |
An extremely great or significant effort.
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huge, massive, enormous, significant, historic
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trivial, minor, insignificant
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monumental task, monumental effort, monumental importance, monumental achievement
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#5713
🎬
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montage
/mɒnˈtɑːʒ/
noun
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A sequence of film editing or a composite image made by combining several separate pictures.
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The film opened with a montage of city life. |
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collage, compilation, sequence, composite, assembly
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single shot, individual, separation
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film montage, photo montage, montage sequence, montage technique
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#5714
📉
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monotony
/məˈnɒt.ə.ni/
noun
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Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.
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He was tired of the monotony of daily commuting. |
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tedium, boredom, dullness, sameness, routine
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excitement, variety, diversity
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the monotony of life, break the monotony, monotony of routine, endless monotony
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#5715
😴
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monotonous
/məˈnɒt.ən.əs/
adjective
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Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
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The monotonous routine of office work tired him out. |
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boring, tedious, dull, repetitive, unvaried
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exciting, varied, interesting
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monotonous task, monotonous routine, monotonous work, monotonous tone
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#5716
⚠️
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monitory
/ˈmɒnɪtəri/
adjective
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Giving a warning or cautionary advice; serving to warn.
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His monitory tone made everyone cautious about their next move. |
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warning, cautionary, admonitory, preventive, advisory
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encouraging, reassuring
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monitory advice, monitory note, monitory letter, monitory tone
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#5717
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monotheism
/ˈmɒnəˌθiːɪzəm/
noun
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The belief in the existence of only one God.
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Islam and Christianity are religions based on monotheism. |
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belief in one God, monism
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polytheism, atheism
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strict monotheism, practice monotheism, belief in monotheism
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#5718
🔠
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monosyllable
/ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbəl/
noun
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A word consisting of only one syllable.
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Words like 'yes' and 'no' are monosyllables. |
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single-syllable word, short word
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polysyllable, long word
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speak in monosyllables, monosyllable words, answer in monosyllables
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#5719
🏦
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monopoly
/məˈnɒpəli/
noun
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Exclusive control over a market, product, or service.
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The company gained a monopoly over the mobile phone industry. |
hold a monopoly |
To have complete control over a product, service, or market.
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control, domination, exclusivity, cartel, ownership
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competition, diversity
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natural monopoly, state monopoly, create a monopoly
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#5720
🌀
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monomania
/ˌmɒnəˈmeɪniə/
noun
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Excessive concentration or obsession with a single subject or idea.
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His monomania for collecting stamps worried his family. |
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obsession, fixation, preoccupation, mania
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balance, diversity
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monomania for, suffer from monomania, artistic monomania
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#5721
🎭
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monologue
/ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ/
noun
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A long speech by one person, often in a play or performance.
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The actor delivered a powerful monologue on stage. |
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speech, soliloquy, address, lecture, discourse
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dialogue, conversation
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dramatic monologue, opening monologue, comedic monologue
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#5722
🏢
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monolithic
/ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk/
adjective
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Massive, uniform, and indivisible; resembling a large single stone or structure.
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The company maintained a monolithic structure resistant to change. |
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massive, rigid, uniform, colossal
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flexible, diverse, fragmented
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monolithic structure, monolithic block, monolithic system, monolithic organization
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#5723
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monolith
/ˈmɒnəlɪθ/
noun
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A large single upright block of stone, or a large, powerful, indivisible organization or system.
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The ancient monolith stood in the desert for centuries. |
a corporate monolith |
A large, rigid, and powerful corporation.
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stone block, monument, behemoth, colossus
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fragment, piece, division
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ancient monolith, giant monolith, stone monolith, corporate monolith
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#5724
📘
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monograph
/ˈmɒnəɡrɑːf/
noun
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A detailed written study of a single specialized subject or aspect of it.
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The professor published a monograph on ancient pottery. |
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treatise, dissertation, paper, study
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summary, outline
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academic monograph, publish monograph, detailed monograph, scientific monograph
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#5725
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monogram
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noun
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A design consisting of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, combined or interwoven.
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The towel was embroidered with her monogram. |
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initials, cipher, emblem, insignia
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plain design, generic mark
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embroidered monogram, personal monogram, monogrammed towel, stylish monogram
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#5726
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monogamy
/məˈnɒɡəmi/
noun
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The practice of being married to or in a relationship with only one person at a time.
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Many cultures encourage monogamy as the ideal form of marriage. |
serial monogamy |
A pattern of having one monogamous relationship after another.
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single marriage, fidelity, exclusivity, matrimony
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polygamy, infidelity, promiscuity
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practice monogamy, value monogamy, monogamy in marriage, cultural monogamy
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#5727
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monocracy
/məˈnɒkrəsi/
noun
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A system of government by a single person; autocracy.
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The nation suffered under decades of monocracy. |
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autocracy, dictatorship, tyranny, despotism
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democracy, republic, pluralism
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absolute monocracy, oppressive monocracy, monocracy rule
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#5728
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monocle
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noun
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A single round lens for one eye, used to correct or enhance vision.
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The old gentleman wore a monocle at formal events. |
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eyeglass, lens, spectacle, visual aid
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sunglasses, binoculars
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wear a monocle, polished monocle, monocle lens
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#5729
🖤
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monochrome
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noun/adjective
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A photograph, painting, or screen image in black and white or varying tones of one color.
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The old film was shot entirely in monochrome. |
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black-and-white, grayscale, single-color, tone-based
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colorful, multicolored
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monochrome image, monochrome filter, monochrome style
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#5730
🎨
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monochromatic
/ˌmɒnəkrəˈmætɪk/
adjective
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Consisting of or displaying only one color.
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The artist created a striking monochromatic painting in shades of blue. |
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single-colored, one-tone, uniform, colorless
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multicolored, polychromatic
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monochromatic design, monochromatic scheme, monochromatic display
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