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monophonic
adjective mono·pho·nic \ˌmä-nə-ˈfä-nik, -ˈfō-\
Definition of MONOPHONIC
1
: having a single unaccompanied melodic line
2
: of or relating to sound transmission, recording, or reproduction involving a single transmission path
— mono·pho·ni·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of MONOPHONIC
circa 1864
Rhymes with MONOPHONIC
catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
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