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monosyllable (ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a word of one syllable, esp one used as a sentence | |
| mono'syllabism | |
| —n | |
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Monosyllable
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| a scholarly article or essay on a certain topic |
| Sole ownership or control of anything |
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monosyllable
1530s, from L. monosyllabus "of one syllable," from Gk. monosyllabos, from monos "single, alone" + syllabe "syllable."
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