The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MONOTONY
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What does MONOTONY mean?
MONOTONY noun- Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- The property of a monotonic function.
- The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.