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MONOTYPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):
typesetting machine (a printer that sets textual material in type)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):
print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
monotypic (consisting of only one type)
