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monotone

/ˈmɑnəˌtoʊn/ · 8 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value

  2. noun

    an unchanging intonation

  3. noun

    a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

  4. adjective

    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

    the owl's faint monotonous hooting

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