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monotypes

monotypes is the plural of monotype.

monotypes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of monotype.

Meaning of monotype

Noun

monotype (countable and uncountable, plural monotypes)

  1. A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.
  2. (uncountable) The technique of making such prints.
  3. A monotypic taxon.
  4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.
  5. A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.
  6. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.

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Questions about monotypes

What is monotypes the plural of?
Monotypes is the plural of monotype.

Words near monotypes in the dictionary

  1. monotungstate
  2. monotungstates
  3. monotypal
  4. monotype
  5. monotyped
  6. monotypes
  7. monotypic
  8. monotypical
  9. monotypically
  10. monotyping
  11. monotypous

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