monophonous, a. rare.
(məˈnɒfənəs)
[Formed as monophone + -ous.]
1. Of a musical instrument: Producing only one note at a time.
| 1878 J. Hullah in Grove's Dict. Mus. I. 47 An air is a composition for a single voice or any monophonous instrument. |
2. = homophonous.
| 1869 J. L. Nevins China xiv. 197 In our language, these monophonous words are so few that the other words in the sentence clearly fix the meaning. |