monotone
[ mon-uh-tohn ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌtoʊn /
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noun
adjective
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Origin of monotone
Words nearby monotone
monotherapy, monothermia, monotint, monotocous, monotonal, monotone, monotonic, monotonize, monotonous, monotony, monotrematous
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British Dictionary definitions for monotone
monotone
/ (ˈmɒnəˌtəʊn) /
noun
a single unvaried pitch level in speech, sound, etc
utterance, etc, without change of pitch
lack of variety in style, expression. etc
adjective
unvarying or monotonous
Also: monotonic (ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk) maths (of a sequence or function) consistently increasing or decreasing in value
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