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monosyllabic words

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  • monosyllabic — (adj.) 1824, of languages; 1828, of words; 1870, of persons, from MONOSYLLABLE (Cf. monosyllable) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier form was monosyllabical (1680s, of words). Related: Monosyllabically …   Etymology dictionary

  • monosyllabic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of one syllable. 2) using brief words because reluctant to converse …   English terms dictionary

  • Monosyllabic language — A monosyllabic language is a language in which most words predominantly consist of a single syllable. Monosyllabic languages are often tonal languages; due to the use of tones, the number of available monosyllables is significantly more than in… …   Wikipedia

  • monosyllabic — mon|o|syl|lab|ic [ ,manəsı læbık ] adjective 1. ) using very few words: monosyllabic answers He was shy and monosyllabic. 2. ) LINGUISTICS a monosyllabic word has only one SYLLABLE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • monosyllabic — UK [ˌmɒnəʊsɪˈlæbɪk] / US [ˌmɑnəsɪˈlæbɪk] adjective 1) using very few words monosyllabic answers He was shy and monosyllabic. 2) linguistics a monosyllabic word has only one syllable …   English dictionary

  • monosyllabic — monosyllabically, adv. monosyllabicity /mon euh sil euh bis i tee/, n. /mon euh si lab ik/, adj. 1. having only one syllable, as the word no. 2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words. 3. very brief; terse… …   Universalium

  • monosyllabic — mon•o•syl•lab•ic [[t]ˌmɒn ə sɪˈlæb ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) phn having only one syllable, as the word no[/ex] 2) cv phn using, composed of, or uttering monosyllables or short, simple words 3) very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

  • monosyllabic — mon·o·syl·lab·ic || mÉ‘nÉ™sɪlÉ™bɪk / mÉ’ adj. pertaining to words having only one syllable; of speech characterized by the frequent use of monosyllables (one syllable words) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • monosyllabic — adjective 1》 consisting of one syllable. 2》 using brief words to signify reluctance to engage in conversation. Derivatives monosyllabically adverb monosyllable noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • monosyllabic — [ˌmɒnəʊsɪˈlæbɪk] adj using very few short words …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • monosyllabic language — noun : a language all or nearly all of whose words are monosyllables …   Useful english dictionary

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