monosyllable

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(män′ō sil′ə bəl, män′ə-)

noun

a word of one syllable

Origin: altered < ML monosyllaba, ult. < Gr monosyllabos: see mono- & syllable

See monosyllable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A word or an utterance of one syllable.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin monosyllabum

Origin: , from Greek monosullabon

Origin: : mono-, mono-

Origin: + sullabē, syllable; see syllable

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