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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
monotonous
 
SYLLABICATION:mo·not·o·nous
PRONUNCIATION:  m-ntn-s
ADJECTIVE:1. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone. 2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See synonyms at boring.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek monotonos : mono-, mono- + tonos, tone; see tone.
OTHER FORMS:mo·noto·nous·ly —ADVERB
mo·noto·nous·ness —NOUN
 
 
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