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monocle.

A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑnəkəl/Canada
  1. A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

  2. A one-eyed animal.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

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