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monopole

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See also: Monopole, monopolé, and monopôle

English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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monopole (plural monopoles)

  1. An appellation owned by a single winery.
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Etymology 2

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    From mono- + pole.

    Noun

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

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    Noun

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    monopole

    1. vocative singular of monopol

    French

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    Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin monopōlium. By surface analysis, mono- +‎ -pole.

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      Noun

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      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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      Descendants

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      • → Turkish: monopol

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      Middle French

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      Borrowed from Latin monopōlium.

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      monopole m (plural monopoles)

      1. an exclusive right to sell something

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      Polish

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      Etymology

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔˈpɔ.lɛ/
        • Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
        • Syllabification: mo‧no‧po‧le

        Noun

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        monopole m inan

        1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of monopol