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adjectivemononymic (comparative more mononymic, superlative most mononymic)
comparative more mononymic · superlative most mononymic
- Pertaining to a mononym.
- not comparableHaving or known by a single name.
A few newspapers use courtesy titles - Mr. Black, Mr. Hussein - except when they're stymied by a mononymic celeb like Cher or Eminem.
2002 November 17, Jan Freeman, “Call him Saddam”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2012Synonyms: mononymous, uninymic
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adjectiveHaving or known by a single name.
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APA
mononymic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononymic
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“mononymic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononymic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mononymic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononymic.
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