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Definition of: monotony
(mə·not′ə·nē) noun
1. The state or quality of being monotonous; irksome uniformity or lack of variety; also, sameness of tone; want of variety in cadence or inflection.
2. Math. a Continual increase or decrease of a quantity, function, etc. b Absence of either increase or decrease. [<Gk. monotonia <monos single + tonos tone]
—mon·o·ton·ic (mon′ə·ton′ik) adjective
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