monoculture

mon·o·cul·ture

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mon-uh-kuhl-cher]
- /ˈmɒn əˌkʌl tʃər/
- /ˈmɒ.nək.ʌl.tʃə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mon-uh-kuhl-cher]
- /ˈmɒn əˌkʌl tʃər/

Definitions of monoculture word

noun monoculture the use of land for growing only one type of crop. 1
noun monoculture The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. 1
noun monoculture the continuous growing of one type of crop 0
noun monoculture the raising of only one crop or product without using the land for other purposes 0

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Origin of monoculture

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; mono- + culture

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Parts of speech for Monoculture

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Monoculture

monoculture popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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