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monotone noun /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ /ˈmɑːnətəʊn/ [usually singular] jump to other results - a sound or way of speaking in which the tone and volume remain the same and therefore seem boring
- He spoke in a flat monotone.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.
monotone adjective /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ /ˈmɑːnətəʊn/ [only before noun] jump to other results - without any changes or differences in sound or colour
- He spoke in a monotone drawl.
- monotone engravings
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMonotone is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.
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