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What (who) is monosyllable - definition
VERSE IN WHICH EACH LINE CONTAINS ONLY ONE SYLLABLE
Monosyllabic
monosyllable
(monosyllables)
If you say that someone speaks in monosyllables you mean that they speak very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation.
A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
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Monosyllable
·noun A word of one syllable.
Monosyllable
In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology and it has no semantic content.
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Monosyllable
In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology and it has no semantic content. The word has originated from the Greek language.
"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", "heat", "sure", "cough", and "and" are examples of monosyllables. Some of the longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths."
Examples of use of monosyllable
1. And each verse ends with an enigmatic, self–referential monosyllable: "Hmmmm." Stare through your binoculars at this love song twittering in the branches, and you recognize the distinguishing features of the species.