monocultural

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/ˌmɒ.nəʊˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/

adjective

Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).

“Near-synonyms: monocultured; axenic”

Similar
monoculturedaxenic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English culture ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

adjectivemonocultural (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).

    Near-synonyms: monocultured; axenic

    1 more example

    A false idea has taken hold in MAGAdom about the movement’s supposed monocultural superiority.

    2025 January 8, Luke Winkie, “Boooooooo”, in Slate

    Synonyms: monocultured, axenic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise).

Similar
monoculturedaxenic
Also see
axenicmonoculturedunicultural

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishmonocultural

From mono- + culture + -al.

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APA

monocultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocultural

MLA

“monocultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocultural. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocultural,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocultural.

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