- monosyllable
- [ʹmɒnə͵sıləb(ə)l] n
односложное слово
to speak [to answer] in monosyllables - а) говорить [отвечать] односложно; б) говорить [отвечать] нелюбезно
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
monosyllable
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Monosyllable — Mon o*syl la*ble, n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. ?: cf. F. monosyllabe. See {Mono }, {Syllable}.] A word of one syllable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monosyllable — (n.) 1530s, from L. monosyllabus of one syllable, from Gk. monosyllabos, from monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + syllabe syllable (see SYLLABLE (Cf. syllable)) … Etymology dictionary
monosyllable — ► NOUN ▪ a word of one syllable … English terms dictionary
monosyllable — [män′ō sil′ə bəl, män′əsil΄ə bəl] n. [altered < ML monosyllaba, ult. < Gr monosyllabos: see MONO & SYLLABLE] a word of one syllable … English World dictionary
monosyllable — UK [ˈmɒnəʊˌsɪləb(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑnəˌsɪləb(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms monosyllable : singular monosyllable plural monosyllables linguistics a word with only one syllable. The words yes and no are monosyllables … English dictionary
monosyllable — obsolete the vagina The taboo cunt: Perhaps a bawdy monosyllable such as boys write upon walls. [DSUE, quoting Lucas s The Gamesters, 1714) Grose says A woman s commodity … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
monosyllable — noun Etymology: modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon + syllabē syllable Date: 1533 a word of one syllable … New Collegiate Dictionary
monosyllable — См. monosìllabo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
monosyllable — /mon euh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word of one syllable, as yes or no. [1525 35; MONO + SYLLABLE] * * * … Universalium
monosyllable — noun A word of one syllable. See Also: monosyllabic … Wiktionary
monosyllable — Synonyms and related words: antonym, articulation, expression, free form, homograph, homonym, homophone, lexeme, linguistic form, locution, logos, metonym, minimum free form, polysyllable, syllable, synonym, term, usage, utterance, verbalism,… … Moby Thesaurus
