mono

/ˈmɑnoʊ/
adjective
  1. Short for monophonic; having only one channel of sound.
    • The old television only had a mono speaker.
    • This mono recording sounds flat compared to modern stereo.
    • He bought a mono record player for his vintage vinyl collection.
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noun
  1. Infectious mononucleosis, a disease that causes fever, sore throat, and extreme tiredness.
    • Mono is often spread through saliva, so it's sometimes called the kissing disease.
    • The doctor told him to rest and drink plenty of fluids to recover from mono.
    • She missed two weeks of school because she came down with mono.
  2. A monophonic sound recording or reproduction (not stereo).
    • I prefer listening to early Beatles songs in mono because that's how they were mixed.
    • The album was originally recorded in mono, but they released a stereo version later.
    • Old radios from the 1950s usually play in mono.
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