monophonic

adjective

consisting of a single melodic line

designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

Roots

monosmono- · Greek · single phone-phon · Greek · sound, voice

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Where does monophonic come from?

The word monophonic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: mono-, from Greek monos (“single”); and -phon, from Greek phone (“sound, voice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.