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From mono- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos): “alone, only, sole, single” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.
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From mono- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos): “alone, only, sole, single” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.