Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
Definition and Examples of Literary Terms. A monosyllable is an utterance or a word having only one syllable. It has originated from a Greek word âmonosyllable,â which simply means âone syllable.â In fact, monosyllable is an unbroken sound or a single sound that makes up a complete word. For example, in the sentence, âFor what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?â (Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen), Jane Austen has used all monosyllables, with the exception of âneighbors.â