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

monokini

noun

/ˌmɒnəˈkiːni/

/ˌmɑːnəˈkiːni/

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an item of clothing for the beach consisting of the bottom half of a bikini
Word Origin1960s: from mono- ‘one’ + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- ‘two’).

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