Monosyllabicity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic. uncountable

    "The monosyllabicity of Chinese morphemes and units of writing has certain advantages in the use of operational synonyms of symbols under varying conditions of use."

Example

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"The monosyllabicity of Chinese morphemes and units of writing has certain advantages in the use of operational synonyms of symbols under varying conditions of use."

Etymology

From mono- + syllabic + -ity.

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