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Word entry · 8 letters

monotone

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"Flat speaking voice"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted emnnoootStarts with MEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Word origin

From the post-Classical Latin monotonus (“unvarying in tone”) or its etymon the Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “steady”, “unwavering”); compare cognate adjectives, namely the French monotone, the German monoton, the Italian monotono, and the Spanish monótono, as well as the slightly earlier English noun monotony and adjective monotonical.

Used in a sentence

  • The prominence of the syllables is more monotone than in English, the intonation of the latter having a larger variation of stressed and unstressed syllables.
  • In the formal register, such variation is reduced and the talk has a more monotone, business-like quality.
  • The function f(x)#58;#61;x³ is monotone on #92;R, while g(x)#58;#61;x² is not.

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