Defn: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.

MONODYNAMIC
Mon`o*dy*nam"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + dynamic.]

Defn: Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men." De
Quincey.

MONODYNAMISM
Mon`o*dy"na*mism, n.

Defn: The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.

MONOECIA
Mo*noe"ci*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: A Linnæan class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.

MONOECIAN
Mo*noe"cian, a.

1. (Bot.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious. — n.