Mononymously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Using a one-word name, in a mononymous manner.

    "Halston – known mononymously rather than his birth name of Roy Halston Frowick – was a designer who peaked in the 1970s and whose clothes were a feature of the Studio 54 set."

Example

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"Halston – known mononymously rather than his birth name of Roy Halston Frowick – was a designer who peaked in the 1970s and whose clothes were a feature of the Studio 54 set."

Etymology

From mononymous + -ly.

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