monoculture

noun

mono·​cul·​ture ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər How to pronounce monoculture (audio)
Synonyms of monoculturenext
1
a
: the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
b
: a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
c
: growth consisting of a single crop, plant, or organism
The plant forms a thick monoculture that cuts down on the variety of plants and birdlife in the marsh …—James Gorman
2
: a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity
monocultural
ˌmä-nə-ˈkəlch-rəl How to pronounce monoculture (audio)
-ˈkəl-chə-
adjective

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Traditional cinema struggles to break through when the monoculture is a moonshot. — Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Related Stories Myer, a digital media veteran, argues that the rise of superpowers in the creator economy (including sports influencers such as Jesser and IShowSpeed) is a movement back toward a monoculture environment. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The Knicks championship run became a rare moment of monoculture, Schermer suggested. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Paradoxically, then, this system of individual artists pursuing individual success creates a new kind of sameness, which Chayka and others also describe as monoculture. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monoculture

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of monoculture was in 1901

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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoculture. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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