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monotone
noun(mon-o-tone)
an unchanging intonation
Synonyms: drone, droning,
monotone
adjective(mon-o-tone)
of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
Synonyms: monotonic,
monotone
adjective(mon-o-tone)
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Synonyms: flat, monotonic, monotonous,
monotone
noun(mon-o-tone)
a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

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