MONOSYLLABLE


Meaning of MONOSYLLABLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' mä-n ə - ˌ si-l ə -b ə l, ˌ mä-n ə - '

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllab ē syllable

Date: 1533

: a word of one syllable

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