MONOTYPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monotype mean? 

• MONOTYPE (noun)
  The noun MONOTYPE has 3 senses:

1. (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

2. the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate

3. a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

  Familiarity information: MONOTYPE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOTYPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Derivation:

monotypic (consisting of only one type)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):

print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("monotype" is a kind of...):

typesetting machine (a printer that sets textual material in type)