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- 3 dictionary resultsmon⋅o⋅syl⋅lab⋅ic
[mon-uh-si-lab-ik] 
–adjective
| 1. | having only one syllable, as the word no. |
| 2. | having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words. |
| 3. | very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply. |
Origin:
1815–25; < ML monosyllabicus, equiv. to LL monosyllab(on) monosyllable (< Gk monosýllabon, n. use of neut. of monosýllabos monosyllabic) + -icus -ic
1815–25; < ML monosyllabicus, equiv. to LL monosyllab(on) monosyllable (< Gk monosýllabon, n. use of neut. of monosýllabos monosyllabic) + -icus -ic
Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅syl⋅lab⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
mon⋅o⋅syl⋅la⋅bic⋅i⋅ty [mon-uh-sil-uh-bis-i-tee] , noun
[mon-uh-sil-uh-bis-i-tee] , noun
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| mon·o·syl·lab·ic (mŏn'ə-sĭ-lāb'ĭk) adj.
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Monosyllabic
Mon`o*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. -- Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly, adv.
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