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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mono·syl·la·ble \\ˈmä-nə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, ˌmä-nə-ˈ\\ noun ETYMOLOGY modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabē syllable DATE 1533 : a word of one syllable English Etymology monosyllable 1530s, from L. monosyllabus "of one syllable," from Gk.monosyllabos, from monos "single, alone" + syllabe "syllable." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 monosyllable mono·syl·lable / 5mCnEsilEbl; NAmE 5mB:n- / noun a word with only one syllable, for example, 'it' or 'no' 单音节词 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mono·syllable \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono- +\ nounEtymology: modification (influenced by syllable) of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabē syllable — more at syllable : a word or other grammatical unit of one syllable |
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