monomath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with an extensive knowledge of a single subject or field, but little knowledge of others.

Word forms

monomath monomaths

Etymology

From mono- (“one, single”) + Ancient Greek μάθη (máthē, “learning”), from μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare polymath.

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