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Middle Late From  Syllable Monosyllable Noun Word  Modification

Title monosyllable
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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 5mCnEsilEblNAmE 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
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mono-
+\ noun
Etymology: 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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