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mo·not·o·nous

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ADJECTIVE:

Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone.
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See Synonyms at boring.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek monotonos : mono-, mono- + tonos, tone ; see tone

OTHER FORMS:
mo·noto·nous·ly(Adverb), mo·noto·nous·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for monotonous

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