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Definition of monoglot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monoglot

noun
 
/ˈmɒnəɡlɒt/
 
/ˈmɑːnəɡlɑːt/
(specialist)
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  1. a person who speaks only one language compare polyglot
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek monoglōttos, from monos ‘single’ + glōtta ‘tongue’.
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