monosyllabification

noun

The evolution towards monosyllabicity; monosyllabicization.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

nounmonosyllabification (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe evolution towards monosyllabicity; monosyllabicization.
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesThe division of a word into single syllables; syllabification.
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APA

monosyllabification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabification

MLA

“monosyllabification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosyllabification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabification.

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