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Vinony

monophonic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/ / /ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/

adj

Etymology: From mono- + -phonic. Compare Ancient Greek μονόφωνος (monóphōnos, “with only one voice or tone”)

  1. Having a single channel.
  2. Having a single melodic line and no harmony.

    “Near-synonym: monodic”

  3. Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes.

    “From a similar selection, says M. Remusat, the Coreans have made a monophonic alphabet of nine vowels and fifteen consonants, with which they write their language.”