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MONOCLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does monocle mean?

• MONOCLE (noun)
The noun MONOCLE has 1 sense:

1. lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

Familiarity information: MONOCLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MONOCLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

eyeglass; monocle

Hypernyms ("monocle" is a kind of...):

lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

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