MONODY

MONODY, in ancient poetry, a mournful kind of song,

Monoclin song, sung by a person all alone, to give vent to his grief. The word is derived from monos, "alone," and stema, "I sing."

Monophy-
sites. MONOECIA, from monos, alone, and oikos, a house; the name of the 21st class in Linnaeus's sexual method. See BOTANY.