† uniphonousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
That produces or is characterized by a single unchanging musical note.
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monotonous1814
uniphonous1832
multitoned1843
two-toned1897
two-tone1906
multitone1960
1832 Harmonicon 10 241/2 The subject of accent, as it may be marked on that uniphonous instrument the drum.
a1874 G. E. Biber in J. C. Sharpe Anglo-Catholic Princ. Vindicated (1877) iii. 74/2 That uniphonous recital of the form of sound doctrine—the Catholic Creed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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