First Known Use: 1615
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monad
noun mo·nad \ˈmō-ˌnad\
Definition of MONAD
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: a flagellated protozoan (as of the genus Monas)
— mo·nad·ic \mō-ˈna-dik, mə-\ adjective
— mo·nad·ism \ˈmō-ˌna-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
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Origin of MONAD
Late Latin monad-, monas, from Greek, from monos
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Rhymes with MONAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
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monad
noun mo·nad \ˈmō-ˌnad\
Medical Definition of MONAD
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: a flagellated protozoan (as of the genus Monas)
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: a monovalent element or radical
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: any of the four chromatids that make up a tetrad in meiosis
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