in words of one syllable
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› in simple language avoiding long, difficult, or specialized words: Could you explain to me in words of one syllable how an electron microscope works?Easy to understandSaying and utteringSaying again
(Definition of in words of one syllable from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every word idiom
- articulate verb
- come out with sth phrasal verb
- find your tongue idiom
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- get sth in phrasal verb (SAY)
- intone verb
- mouth verb
- phrase verb
- quoth verb
- say verb (SPEAK)
- say verb (THINK)
- speak verb (SAY WORDS)
- string sth together phrasal verb
- text noun
- think verb (REASON)
- utter verb
- verbalize verb
- volunteer verb
- wording noun
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