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In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable.cite-ref-1[1] It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology.cite-ref-2[2] The word has originated from the Greek language.cite-ref-3[3]

"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", "heat", "sure", "cough", and "and" are examples of monosyllables.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5] Some of the longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths".cite-ref-6[6]

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cite-note-11. ↑ "monosyllable". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefnordquist2019Nordquist, Richard (3 July 2019). "What is a Monosyllable?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefbloomfield1888Bloomfield, Maurice (1888). "The Origin of the Recessive Accent in Greek". The American Journal of Philology. 9 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 1–41. doi:10.2307/287243. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t21c1w96h. JSTOR 287243.

cite-note-44. ↑ "monosyllable". Macmillan Dictionary. Springer Nature Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

cite-note-55. ↑ "monosyllable". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

cite-note-66. ↑ "What is the longest one-syllable English word?". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.

• The dictionary definition of monosyllable at Wiktionary

• Little Frank and other tales: Chiefly in words of one syllable (1838)