monophonic

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mono- + -phonic

[edit] Adjective

monophonic

  1. (of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
  2. (music) having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
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    • 1828,, Peter S. Du Ponceau, “On some Points connected with the Nature of the Chinese Language”, The Philosophical magazine, volume 5: 
      From a similar selection, says M. Remusat, the Coreans have made a monophonic alphabet of nine vowels and fifteen consonants

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