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monosyllabic definition

mono·syl·labic (män′ō si lab′ik, män′ə-)

adjective

  1. having only one syllable a monosyllabic word
  2. consisting of monosyllables
  3. using, or speaking in, monosyllables, often so as to seem terse or uncommunicative

Etymology: ML monosyllabicus

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