Monophonic

//ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a single channel.
  2. 2
    Having a single melodic line and no harmony.

    "Near-synonym: monodic"

  3. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel wordnet
  2. 2
    consisting of a single melodic line wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assonantattunedblendedchimingconcordantconsonant

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

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