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monosyllable

How many syllables in monosyllable?

  5 syllables

Divide monosyllable into syllables:   mon-o-syl-la-ble
Primary syllable stress:   mon-o-syl-la-ble
Secondary syllable stress:   mon-o-syl-la-ble
How to pronounce monosyllable:   mon-uh-sil-uh-bull
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Define monosyllable



noun
  1. A word with only 1 syllable
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What rhymes with monosyllable

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