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monosyllabism

monosyllabism noun: the state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form.

Noun

monosyllabism (usually uncountable, plural monosyllabisms)

  1. (usually) The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form.
  2. (usually) The frequent occurrence or use of monosyllables.
    • His monosyllabism and formal manner convinced me that he was stoned.2022, Denise Mina, Confidence

Forms of monosyllabism

pluralmonosyllabisms

Questions about monosyllabism

What does monosyllabism mean?
Monosyllabism means the state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form.
What part of speech is monosyllabism?
Monosyllabism is a noun.
What is the plural of monosyllabism?
The plural of monosyllabism is monosyllabisms.

Words near monosyllabism in the dictionary

  1. monosyllabication
  2. monosyllabicity
  3. monosyllabicization
  4. monosyllabics
  5. monosyllabification
  6. monosyllabism
  7. monosyllabisms
  8. monosyllabization
  9. monosyllabize
  10. monosyllabized
  11. monosyllabizes

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