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monosyllable(dictionary)

monosyllable (iou)



monosyllable noun & adjective. M16.
[from MONO- + SYLLABLE noun, prob. after Latin MONOSYLLABON.]
A. noun. A word of one syllable. M16.
in monosyllables in monosyllabic words; in simple direct words; curtly, bluntly; saying little but 'yes' or 'no'.
A. Trollope 'No.' She pronounced the monosyllable alone.
b. adjective. = MONOSYLLABIC adjective 1, 2. Now rare. L16.