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monosyllabic.

Consisting of one syllable.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/Canada, dialectal
  1. Consisting of one syllable.

    not-comparable
    monosyllabic word
  2. Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

    not-comparable
    monosyllabic responses
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.

noun/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/Canada, dialectal
  1. A word consisting of one syllable.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.

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