monophonicallyadv.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈfɑnᵻk(ə)li/ 1. Music. As regards or in respect of monophony (monophony n. 1).
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paraphonically1919
monophonically1942
1942 Scrutiny 11 12 It is well that we should understand how in ‘progressing’ music lost much, polyphonically as well as monophonically.
2. = monaurally adv. 2.
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [adverb] > system
acoustically1927
stereophonically1940
monaurally1958
monophonically1959
quadraphonically1970
1959 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. x. 14/3 The disks are available stereophonically and monophonically.
1963 Which? Jan. 8/2 Both these could play stereo records, without conversion, though the sound was reproduced monophonically.
1997 J. Fyk in M. Leman Music, Gestalt, & Computing 423 The musical material was recorded monophonically on tape, at a speed of 38.1 cm/sec.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1942