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monospace.

Of a typeface, having characters with uniform width.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

Of a typeface, having characters with uniform width.
not-comparable

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English monospace From mono- + space.

verb

To type, typeset, or design text using a typeface that has the same width for each character.

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