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  • noun An appellation owned by a single winery.
  • noun physics A magnetic monopole.
  • noun A monopole antenna.
  • noun An electrical power transmission line having one direct-current conductor and a ground (earth) connection.

Etymologies

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From the Old French monopole or its etymon the Late Latin monopōlium ("a monopoly").

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mono- +‎ pole.

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