Monosyllable
['mɒnə(ʊ)sɪləb(ə)l] or ['mɑnəsɪləbl]
Definition
(n.) A word of one syllable.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Word of one syllable.
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Definition
n. a word of one syllable.—adj. Monosyllab′ic consisting of one syllable or of words of one syllable.—n. Monosyl′labism an exclusive use of monosyllables as in Chinese.
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Examples
- To overcome the difficulty of getting past that monosyllable, I took it from her, and said, repeating it with emphasis, Well! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This monosyllable exploded in Brangwen's brain like a shot. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She found it difficult to obtain even a word from her beyond a monosyllable. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The green Martians converse but little, and then usually in monosyllables, low and like the faint rumbling of distant thunder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- These two monosyllables were uttered in a sadder tone than ever; and as she said them she shook her head slightly and sighed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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