Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Monogam

Mon″o‐gam (?), n.(Bot.) One of the Monogamia.

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Monogamia

‖Mon′o‐ga″mi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Monogamous.] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia.

4674

Monogamian

{ Mon′o‐ga″mi‐an (?), Mon′o‐gam″ic (?), } a. [See Monogamous.] 1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with ...

4675

Monogamist

Mo‐nog″a‐mist (?), n. One who practices or upholds monogamy. Goldsmith.

4676

Monogamous

Mo‐nog″a‐mous (?), a. [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. �; μόνοσ single + � marriage.] 1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian.3. (Zoöl.) Mating ...

4677

Monogamy

Mo‐nog″a‐my (?), n. [L. monogamia, Gr. �: cf. F. monogamie.] 1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; — opposed to polygamy. Also, on...

4678

Monogastric

Mon′o‐gas″tric (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � belly.] Having but a single stomach.

4679

Monogenesis

Mon′o‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Mono- + genesis.] 1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; — opposed to polygenesis. Called als...

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Monogenetic

Mon′o‐ge‐net″ic (?), a. [See Monogenesis.] 1. (Geol.) One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; — used of a mountain range. Dana.2. (Biol.) Relating to, or involv...

4681

Monogenic

Mon′o‐gen″ic (?), a. 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis.2. (Zoöl.) Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.

4682

Monogenism

Mo‐nog″e‐nism (?), n.(Anthropol.) The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.

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Monogenist

Mo‐nog″e‐nist (?), n.(Anthropol.) One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; — opposed to polygenist.

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Monogenistic

Mon′o‐ge‐nis″tic (?), a. Monogenic.

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Monogenous

Mo‐nog″e‐nous (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual, reproduction.

4686

Monogeny

Mo‐nog″e‐ny (?), n. 1. Monogenesis.2. (Anthropol.) The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.

4687

Monogoneutic

Mon′o‐go‐neu″tic (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � offspring.] (Zoöl.) Having but one brood in a season.

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Monogram

Mon″o‐gram (?), n. [L. monogramma; Gr. μόνοσ single + γράμμα letter, fr. γράφειν to write: cf. F. monogramme. See Graphic.] 1. A character or cipher composed of two or more lett...

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Monogrammal

Mon″o‐gram′mal (?), a. See Monogrammic.

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Monogrammatic

Mon′o‐gram‐mat″ic (?), a. Monogrammic.

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Monogrammic

Mon′o‐gram″mic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.

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Monogrammous

Mon″o‐gram′mous (?), a. Monogrammic.

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Monograph

Mon″o‐graph (?), n. [Mono- + -graph.] A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.

4694

Monographer

Mo‐nog″ra‐pher (?), n. A writer of a monograph.

4695

Monographic

{ Mon′o‐graph″ic (?), Mon′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. monographique.] Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. ...

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Monographist

Mo‐nog″ra‐phist (?), n. One who writes a monograph.

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Monographous

Mo‐nog″ra‐phous (?), a. Monographic.

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Monography

Mo‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Mono- + -graphy: cf. F. monographie.] 1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.2. A monograph.