monotone as a noun: - 1
- 2
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
monotone
noun
1 monotone
2 monotone
A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts).
adjective
1 monotone
Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value.
synonym: monotonic.
2 monotone
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