MONOGLOT


Meaning of MONOGLOT in English

/ ˈmɒnəglɒt; NAmE ˈmɑːnəglɑːt/ noun

( technical ) a person who speaks only one language

—compare polyglot

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek monoglōttos , from monos single + glōtta tongue.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.