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monophonic

Syllabification: (mon·o·phon·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌmänəˈfänik/

Definition of monophonic

adjective

  • 1 Music consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment:the style of monophonic singing known as Gregorian chant
  • 2(of sound reproduction) using only one channel of transmission. Compare with stereophonic.

Derivatives

monophonically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/

adverb

monophony

Pronunciation: /məˈnäfənē/

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from mono- 'one' + Greek phonē 'sound' + -ic

monophonic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of monophonic in the British & World English dictionary