monosyllabic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General Australian) /ˌmɔ.nəʉ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/
- (US, Canada) /ˌmɑ.noʊ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
Audio (CA) (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧no‧syl‧la‧bic
- Rhymes: -æbɪk
Adjective[edit]
monosyllabic (not comparable)
- Consisting of one syllable.
- Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
consisting of one syllable
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using monosyllables
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Noun[edit]
monosyllabic (plural monosyllabics)
Translations[edit]
a word consisting of one syllable
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- English terms borrowed from Late Latin
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- Rhymes:English/æbɪk
- Rhymes:English/æbɪk/5 syllables
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