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Monosyllabic means having one syllable… which makes one inquire: Why does it take five to describe words with just one, when all the others are categorized by a word with three of ‘em? Methinks it must be for prevention of that most dreaded condition: syllabic envy. Hey! Stop throwing stuff at me. I... Sign in to see full entry.