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mononym|ˈmɒnənɪm|
[f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + ὄνυµα name.]
A term consisting of one word only.
1884Coues in Auk Oct. 321 1889 [see polyonym 3]. 1895B. G. Wilder in Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. IX. 100/1 It has now become a serious question which of these short mononyms shall be employed.
Hence mononymic |mɒnəʊˈnɪmɪk| a., consisting of a mononym or mononyms; mononymy |məˈnɒnɪmɪ|, a mononymic system; mononymize |məˈnɒnɪmaɪz| v., to convert into a mononym; whence mononymiˈzation.
1872J. W. Dunning in Entom. Monthly Mag. VIII. 274 In a mononymic system, we should require as many separate names as there are objects to be named. 1885B. G. Wilder in Jrnl. Nerv. Dis. XII. 272 This feature of mononymy particularly characterizes the terms which [etc.]. 1889Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 525/1 note, A polyonymic adjective..may be mononymized, by selecting a main adjective and combining it with a prefix. Ibid. 525/2 note, The desired mononymization is best attained by simply dropping the superfluous genitive [in torcular Herophili]. |