transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmä-nə-sə-ˈla-bik ]
adjective
Etymology: probably from French monosyllabique, from monosyllabe
Date: 1766
1. : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables
2. : using or speaking only monosyllables
3. : conspicuously brief in answering or commenting : terse
• mono·syl·lab·i·cal·ly -bi-k(ə-)lē adverb
• mono·syl·la·bic·i·ty -ˌsi-lə-ˈbi-sə-tē noun