monocultural en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English monocultural From mono- + culture + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).
Near-synonyms: monocultured; axenic
A false idea has taken hold in MAGAdom about the movement’s supposed monocultural superiority.
2025 January 8, Luke Winkie, “Boooooooo”, in Slate:
Coordinates
multicultural · polycultural · tricultural · bicultural
Deriveds
monoculturalization · monoculturalism · monoculturally