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monolexical

monolexical adjective: consisting of a single word.

Adjective

monolexical (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of a single word.
    • In English there is no monolexical verb form to denote that the verbal subject is silent.1998, Dennis Kurzon, Discourse of Silence, page 2
    Synonyms:
    monoverbal

Synonyms of monolexical

Origin of monolexical

From mono- + lexical.

Questions about monolexical

What does monolexical mean?
Monolexical means consisting of a single word.
What part of speech is monolexical?
Monolexical is an adjective.

Words near monolexical in the dictionary

  1. monolete
  2. monoletheism
  3. monoletheist
  4. monoleucine
  5. monolexemic
  6. monolexical
  7. monolexicality
  8. monolexically
  9. monolid
  10. monolids
  11. monolift

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