Etymology

monochromatic

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Today it means: Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μόνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμόνος“alone, only, sole, single”
  2. English todaymonochromatic

From mono- + chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

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