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单词 monosyllabizing
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monosyllabizingn.

Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈsɪləbʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈsɪləˌbaɪzɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s– monosyllabizing, 1900s– monosyllabising.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monosyllabic adj., -izing suffix1.
Etymology: < monosyllab- (in monosyllabic adj.) + -izing suffix1. Compare monosyllabize v.
rare.
1. The habit of speaking in monosyllables.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > brevity or sparingness of speech > rendering monosyllabic
monosyllabizing1857
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > monosyllabism or monosyllabizing
monosyllabism1804
monosyllabizing1857
1857 Zoologist 15 5692 The English love for monosyllabizing.
2. The practice of rendering something monosyllabic.
ΚΠ
1904 Speaker 4 June 229/1 This monosyllabising of the language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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