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monopole

See also: Monopole, monopolé, and monopôle

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the Middle French monopole or its etymon the Late Latin monopōlium (“a monopoly”).

Noun edit

monopole (plural monopoles)

  1. An appellation owned by a single winery.

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Etymology 2 edit

mono- +‎ pole.

Noun edit

monopole (plural monopoles)

  1. (physics) A magnetic monopole.
  2. A monopole antenna.
  3. An electrical power transmission line having one direct-current conductor and a ground (earth) connection.
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References edit

  • monopole³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

monopole

  1. vocative singular of monopol

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin monopōlium.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔ.pɔl/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun edit

monopole m (plural monopoles)

  1. monopoly
    • 1856, “Mémoire sur l'île de Chio présenté par M. Fustel de Coulanges, membre de l'École française d'Athènes”, in Archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires‎[1], volume 5, Paris, page 624:
      Plus tard, la démogérontie fit un marché avec le gouvernement, et, moyennant un droit fixe et annuel, elle fit abolir à la fois le monopole et l’impôt, et obtint que le commerce fût libre.
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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Turkish: monopol

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Further reading edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin monopōlium.

Noun edit

monopole m (plural monopoles)

  1. an exclusive right to sell something

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