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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters wordnet
3. 3
   The technique of making such prints. uncountable
4. 4
   the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate wordnet
5. 5
   A monotypic taxon. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus) wordnet
7. 7
   A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   To produce a monotype of. transitive

   "to monotype an engraving"

Synonyms

All synonyms

cold typecompositiondecaldummyfurnitureimposition

Etymology

From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken.

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