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monotony (iou)



monotony noun. E18.
[French monotonie from late Greek monotonia, from monotonos MONOTONE adjective: see -Y3.]
Sameness of tone or pitch; lack of variety in cadence or inflection. Also, a monotonous sound, a monotone. E18.
(Now the usual sense.) Tedious sameness of effect; lack of interesting variety; dull or tedious routine. E18.
I. Banks The monotony of this dull waste of grass. R. Thomas The monotony of domestic life bored her. I. Morrison This shot is so important in billiards that it should be practised to the point of monotony.

De Telegraaf (finance)


De Telegraaf is a Dutch newspaper.