How to pronounce monad
American English pronunciation
MOH-nad
- IPA
- /ˈmoʊnæd/
- Syllables
- MOH · nad (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What monad means
A single unit; one thing taken as a whole
In a sentence: The teacher said each tiny cell could be thought of as a monad, complete on its own.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning a unit, which grew from the Greek word for alone.
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