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Definition of monotone adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monotone

adjective
 
/ˈmɒnətəʊn/
 
/ˈmɑːnətəʊn/
[only before noun]
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  1. 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:
    • voice
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.
See monotone in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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