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Monotype

Monotype Meaning & Definition
Monotype Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Monotype?

[n] a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters
[n] (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

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See Also | taxon | taxonomic group | typesetting machine

Monotype In Webster's Dictionary

\Mon"o*type\, Monotypic \Mon`o*typ"ic\, a. [Mono- + -type: cf. F. monotype.] (Biol.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
\Mon"o*type\, n. [Mono- + -type.] 1. (Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus. 2. A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints. 3. A kind of typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets individual types.

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