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monosyllabic

mo·no·syl·labic

UK/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ US/ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.

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