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monosyllabic

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A word consisting of one syllable
  2. Consisting of one syllable.
  3. Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

syllabic(English)monosyllabled(English)monomorphemic(English)single-word(English)monophonemic(English)monosyllabical(English)disyllabic(English)uniliteral(English)polysyllabic(English)tetrameter(English)morphemes(English)reduplication(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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