Meaning
Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
Etymology
Origin: Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
antonym(s) ofnonmonotonic
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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