monosyllabicationn.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪləbɪˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɑnəˌsɪləbəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Linguistics. rare.
The process of becoming monosyllabic or of making something monosyllabic.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word of one syllable > state or character of
monosyllabicity1947
monosyllabication1956
1956 J. Whatmough Lang. iii. 42 The ideal seems to be..somewhere between the extremes of monosyllabication and polysynthesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1956- to prick the chart plot
- to prick the garter
- to prick the loop
- to prick the right vein
- to prick up
- to prick up one's ears
- to prime the pump
- to print down
- to print in
- to print money
- to print on
- to print out
- to print upon
- to prison
- to pro and con
- to proclaim a fine
- to proclaim from the house-top
- to proclaim from the house-tops
- to proclaim from the housetop
- to proclaim from the housetops
- to proclaim on the house-top
- to proclaim on the house-tops
- to proclaim on the housetop
- to proclaim on the housetops
- to put to the scamper