monosyllabic
mo·no·syl·labic
adjective
1.
having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
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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