Definition of Monosyllable. Meaning of Monosyllable. Synonyms of Monosyllable

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Definition of Monosyllable

Monosyllable
Monosyllable Mon"o*syl`la*ble, n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. ?: cf. F. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable.] A word of one syllable.

Meaning of Monosyllable from wikipedia

- In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology. The...
- singulars of the same verbs, tem, vem. Other monosyllables ending in -em are not accented. Monosyllables ending in -o(s) with the vowel pronounced /u/...
- longest English word of one syllable, i.e. monosyllables with the most letters. A list of 9,123 English monosyllables published in 1957 includes three ten-letter...
- word that consists of a single syllable (like English dog) is called a monosyllable (and is said to be monosyllabic). Similar terms include disyllable (and...
- described his death thus: "Steve's final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times. Before embarking, he'd looked at his sister Patty...
- from this process. In English, a word is often clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with -y/-ie (phonologically /-i/). Sometimes the suffix...
- simple monosyllable complex monosyllable complex monosyllablesesquisyllable complex monosyllablesimple monosyllable simple monosyllable simple monosyllable...
- whereas the masculine ones usually have –и for polysyllables and –ове for monosyllables (however, exceptions are especially common in this group). Nouns ending...
- Functional graphemes sokuonfu chōonpu odoriji (monosyllable) odoriji (polysyllable) っ (indicates a geminate consonant) ー (indicates a long vowel) ゝ (reduplicates...
- and terms linked to **** or ****ation are incidentally four-character monosyllables. Notably, the term "four-letter word" does not strictly refer to words...