Monotone

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Template:Lb Having a single unvaried pitch.
   • 1940, Asiatic Society (Calcutta, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, India), Journal of the Asiatic Society, page 95:

     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.

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2. Template:Lb Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.

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Derived terms

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Noun

1. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.

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   • 1799, John Walker, Elements of Elocution, Cooper and Wilson, page 309:

     It is no very difficult matter to be loud in a high tone of voice; but to be loud and forcible in a low tone, requires great practice and management; this, however, may be facilitated by pronouncing forcibly at firſt in a low monotone; a monotone, though in a low key, and without force, is much more ſonorous and audible than when the voice ſlides up and down at almoſt every word, as it muſt do to be various.

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2. A piece of writing in one strain throughout.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

1. Template:Lb To speak in a monotone.

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Adverb

1. monotonously
2. in monotone

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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2. whose speech is monotone
3. boring due to uniformity or lack of variety; monotonous

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German

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