monepic

Definition: That which consists of a single word (e.g., a one-word sentence).
Note: As opposed to polyepic, which denotes that which is composed of more than one word.
Example: Yes!
Etymology: The term derives from the Greek monos, one + epos, word.
Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1843:
"This proposition will consist of one word only, or of divers words … will be either monoepic or polyepic."
(Bentham Lang. Wks. 1843 VIII. 333/1)



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