Monosyllable

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In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. [1] It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology. [2] The word has originated from the Greek language. [3]

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"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", "heat", "sure", "cough", and "and" are examples of monosyllables. [4] [5] Some of the longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths". [6]

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  2. Nordquist, Richard (3 July 2019). "What is a Monosyllable?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. Bloomfield, Maurice (1888). "The Origin of the Recessive Accent in Greek". The American Journal of Philology . 9 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 1–41. doi:10.2307/287243. hdl: 2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t21c1w96h . JSTOR   287243.
  4. "monosyllable". Macmillan Dictionary . Springer Nature Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. "monosyllable". Cambridge Dictionary . Cambridge University Press . Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "What is the longest one-syllable English word?". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.