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monophonic

UK/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/US/ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/

monophonic adjective: having a single channel.

Adjective

monophonic

  1. Having a single channel.
    Synonyms:
    monaural
  2. Having a single melodic line and no harmony.
    • Near-synonym: monodic
  3. Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes.
    • From a similar selection, says M. Remusat, the Coreans have made a monophonic alphabet of nine vowels and fifteen consonants, with which they write their language.1828 July 7, Peter S. Du Ponceau, “On some Points connected with the Nature of the Chinese Language (enclosure in letter from Basil Hall)”, in The Philosophical magazine, volume 5

Synonyms of monophonic

Origin of monophonic

From mono- + -phonic. Compare Ancient Greek μονόφωνος (monóphōnos, “with only one voice or tone”)

Words formed from monophonic

Words that rhyme with monophonic

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Questions about monophonic

What does monophonic mean?
Monophonic means having a single channel.
What part of speech is monophonic?
Monophonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce monophonic?
Monophonic is pronounced /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/ (UK).

Words near monophonic in the dictionary

  1. monophobic
  2. monophone
  3. monophonematic
  4. monophonemic
  5. monophones
  6. monophonic
  7. monophonically
  8. monophonous
  9. monophony
  10. monophosphane
  11. monophosphanes

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