Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotonically

/ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
mono-ton-i-cal-ly
IPA
/ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English monotonic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English monotonically From monotonic + -ally.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/
  • British English: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/

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Questions

How do you pronounce monotonically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/.
What does monotonically mean?
In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.
Where does monotonically come from?
Etymology tree English monotonic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English monotonically From monotonic + -ally.

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