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monosyllabic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ???????????? (monosúllabos).

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) /?m?.n??.s??læ.b?k/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m?n?(?)s??lab?k/
  • (US, Canada) /?m?.no?.s??læ.b?k/
  • Hyphenation: mo?no?syl?la?bic
  • Rhymes: -æb?k

Adjective

monosyllabic (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of one syllable.
  2. Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

Antonyms

  • polysyllabic

Translations

Noun

monosyllabic (plural monosyllabics)

  1. a word consisting of one syllable

Translations

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multisyllabic

English

Etymology

multi- +? syllabic

Adjective

multisyllabic (not comparable)

  1. (of a word) Having more than one syllable.

Synonyms

  • polysyllabic

Antonyms

  • monosyllabic

Translations

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