/ 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.
/ 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. 2005