monosyllable

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a word or utterance consisting of one syllable

   Each line ends with a monosyllable such as night or rain.

2. 2
   noun

   a very short, often abrupt one-syllable reply

   He answered every question with a reluctant monosyllable.

From French monosyllabe and Latin monosyllabum, ultimately from Greek monosyllabos, formed from monos, meaning single, + syllabe, meaning syllable.

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