mononymy noun2 •The use of one-word names.This new system, mononymy, would classify animals by means of a one-word taxon representing both genus and species in lieu of the binary system of two words, one for genus and the other for species. — 1960 •Standardization of terms so that each entity has only one name.As for mononymy, in the context of standardization, the notion that a concept ought to have only one designation seemed both reasonable and desirable. — 1997
