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monodic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /məˈnɒdɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɒˈ-/
  • General-American: /məˈnɑdɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒdɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

pertaining to monody

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having a single vocal part

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monodical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English monody Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monodic From monody + -ic.