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Definition monotone

Etymology

From the post-Classical Latin monotonus (�unvarying in tone�) or its etymon the Ancient Greek ????????? (mon�tonos, �steady�, �unwavering�); compare cognate adjectives, namely the French monotone, the German monoton, the Italian monotono, and the Spanish mon�tono, as well as the slightly earlier English noun monotony and adjective monotonical.

Adjective

monotone (comparative more monotone, superlative most monotone)

1. (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
2. (mathematics) Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.

Noun

monotone (countable and uncountable, plural monotones)

1. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
2. A piece of writing in one strain throughout.

Verb

monotone (third-person singular simple present monotones, present participle monotoning, simple past and past participle monotoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To speak in a monotone.

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