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monoglot definition

mono·glot (män′ō glät′, män′ə-)

adjective

speaking or writing only one language

Etymology: Gr monoglōttos: see mono- & (poly)glot

noun

a monoglot person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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