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monosyllable

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mon·o·syl·la·ble  (mn-sl-bl)
n.
A word or an utterance of one syllable.
[From Latin monosyllabum, from Greek monosullabon : mono-, mono- + sullab, syllable; see syllable.]
monosyllable [ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbəl]
n
(Linguistics) a word of one syllable, esp one used as a sentence
monosyllabism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.monosyllablemonosyllable - a word or utterance of one syllable
monosyllabic word
word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Translations
monosyllable [ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbl] N → monosílabo m
monosyllable [ˈmɒnəʊsɪləbəl] n → monosyllabe m
monosyllable [ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbl] n → monosillabo
to speak/answer in monosyllables → parlare/rispondere a monosillabi
monosyllable [ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbl] n → monosillabo
to speak/answer in monosyllables → parlare/rispondere a monosillabi


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"Yes," replied the old man, heaving the monosyllable from his chest with a hoarse, broken sigh.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
She even answered a remark of his in a monosyllable.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade: but which may, with as much propriety, be expressed by a much shorter word; and perhaps we too often supply the use of this little monosyllable by others; since very much of what frequently passes in the world for wit and humour, should, in the strictest purity of language, receive that short appellation, which, in conformity to the well-bred laws of custom, I here suppress.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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