homotonous

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adjective

Of the same tenor or tone

“homotonous fever”

OriginLatin homotonus ← Ancient Greek [Term?] →
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Meanings

adjectivehomotonous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the same tenor or tone

    homotonous sounds

    2 more examples

    homotonous couplet

    homotonous morphemes in Chinese

  2. archaicnot comparableequable; without variation.

    homotonous fever

    1 more example

    homotonous species

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Latinhomotonus
  3. Englishhomotonous

Latin homotonus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

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APA

homotonous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotonous

MLA

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Chicago

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