monophonic

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -phonic

Adjective

monophonic

  1. (of sound reproduction) having a single channel
    Synonym: monaural
    Coordinate terms: stereophonic, quadraphonic
  2. (music) Having a single melodic line and no harmony.
    Coordinate term: polyphonic
    Near-synonym: monodic
  3. (orthography) having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes
    • 1828 July 7, Peter S. Du Ponceau, “On some Points connected with the Nature of the Chinese Language (enclosure in letter from Basil Hall)”, in The Philosophical magazine, volume 5:
      From a similar selection, says M. Remusat, the Coreans have made a monophonic alphabet of nine vowels and fifteen consonants, with which they write their language.

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