Etymology

monothetic

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Today it means: Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis) ← English mono-
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Ancient Greekθέσις (thésis)
  5. English todaymonothetic

From mono- + Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “position, arrangement”) + English -ic.

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