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monotone

 noun
     
Related topics: Colours and Sounds
mon‧o‧tone [singular]
C a sound or way of speaking or singing that continues on the same note without getting any louder or softer, and therefore sounds very boring:
He answered all the lawyer's questions in a dull monotone.
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