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words of one syllable, in

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  1. In simple terms, as in I don't understand financial derivatives—can you explain them in words of one syllable? [Colloquial; 1920s]


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His sons were to him as words of one syllable in straight lines; his daughter was written in compound and involved sentences, as her mother had been before her.

From Madelon A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

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