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monotone /monˈə-tōn/ noun- A single, unvaried tone or utterance
- A succession of sounds having the same pitch
- Continued or extended sameness
- Sameness in colour
adjective- In monotone
- Monotonic (mathematics)
transitive verb and intransitive verb To sing, declaim, speak or utter, in a monotone ORIGIN: Gr monos single, alone, and tonos a tone monotonic /-tonˈik/ adjective - In monotone
- (of a function or sequence) having the property of either never increasing or never decreasing (mathematics)
monotonous /mon-otˈə-nəs/ adjective - Uttered in one unvaried tone
- Marked by dull uniformity
monotˈonously adverb monotˈonousness noun monotˈony noun - Dull uniformity of tone or sound
- Absence of modulation in speaking or reading
- Tedious sameness or lack of variety (figurative)
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