| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono- + noun
Etymology: modification (influenced by syllable ) of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabē syllable — more at syllable
: a word or other grammatical unit of one syllable