Monotony

  • 61Repetition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Repetition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 iteration iteration reiteration harping recurrence succession run Sgm: N 1 battology battology tautology Sgm: N 1 monotony monotony tautophony …

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  • 62monotone — (n.) unvarying tone in music or speaking, 1640s; see MONOTONY (Cf. monotony). OED says use of the word as a noun is peculiar to Eng. Related: Monotonic; monotonically …

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  • 63monotonous — (adj.) 1750, of sound, from Gk. monotonos of one tone (see MONOTONY (Cf. monotony)). Transferred and figurative use, lacking in variety, uninteresting, is from 1783. Related: Monotonously …

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  • 64“Last Test, The“ —    Novelette (19,330 words); ghostwritten for Adolphe de Castro, in October–November 1927. First published in WT(November 1928); first collected in Cats; corrected text in HM    Dr. Alfred Clarendon, a renowned physician and medical researcher,… …

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  • 65break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… …

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  • 66sameness — noun 1. the quality of being alike (Freq. 3) sameness of purpose kept them together • Ant: ↑difference • Derivationally related forms: ↑same • Hypernyms: ↑quality …

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  • 67monotonist — məˈnätənə̇st also tn noun ( s) Etymology: monotony + ist : one who speaks in a monotonous manner : one addicted to or preferring monotony …

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  • 68mo·not·o·ny — /məˈnɑːtni/ noun [noncount] : a lack of change that makes something boring : a monotonous quality She hated the monotony of the job. The brief storm was a relief from the monotony of the hot summer afternoon …

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  • 69MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT …

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  • 70Interrupt — In ter*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To break into, or between; to stop, or… …

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