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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•o•syl•lab•ic (mon′ə si lab′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Phoneticshaving only one syllable, as the word no.
- having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
- very brief; terse or blunt:a monosyllabic reply.
- Greek monosýllabon, noun, nominal use of neuter of monosýllabos monosyllabic) + -icus -ic
- Medieval Latin monosyllabicus, equivalent. to Late Latin monosyllab(on) monosyllable (
- 1815–25
mon′o•syl•lab′i•cal•ly, adv. mon•o•syl•la•bic•i•ty (mon′ə sil′ə bis′i tē),USA pronunciation n. |