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monoglot, a. and n.|ˈmɒnəglɒt|
[ad. Gr. µονόγλωττ-ος, f. µόνο-ς mono- + γλῶττα, γλῶσσα tongue, language.]
A. adj.
1. Of a person: That speaks, writes, or understands only one language.
1830Southey Let. 19 June in Life (1850) VI. 106 Lamentable experience makes me know how much is lost by a monoglot traveller. 1905Schoolmaster 15 Apr. 774/1 ‘Monoglot’ Welsh maidens are few in these days.
2. Written in only one language.
1890in Century Dict. 1895Funk's Stand. Dict. s.v., A monoglot dictionary.
B. n. One who knows only one language.
1894Times 11 Jan. 7/4 Whether monoglots only are reckoned, or [etc.]. 1895Westm. Gaz. 8 May 2/3 Four or five of them [sc. the jurors]..are Welsh monoglots, and do not know a word of English. 1896Blackw. Mag. 717 Sour and Saxon-hating monoglots. |