Monotype

Definition of Monotype

Mon´o`type

a.	1.	(Biol.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
	1.	(Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus.
	2.	A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints.
	3.	A kind of keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

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