monochrome
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
mono-
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
monochrome
of or used with only one single color
单色画, 单色画法; adj. 单色的, 黑白的; [计算机] 单色的
Dissection of monochrome
monochrome = mono- (one, extended further to mean single) + chrom (color) + -e (-e does not have a meaning. For its origin and original meaning, please click here)
monochrome = of single color
Now Repeat my Dissection
monochrome = of single color
Important roots for this word:
chrom
mono-
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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