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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>MONA</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="mon"> mon (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Japanese personal or family device or insignia. </DL> <A NAME="mon"> Mon, noun, pl. Mons or Mon.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of a people living in southeastern Burma, culturally not related to the native Burmese. <DD> 2. the Mon-Khmer language of this people. </DL> <A NAME="mon"> mon-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) the form of mono- before vowels, as in monatomic, monism. </DL> <A NAME="mon"> mon.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. monastery. <DD> 2. monetary. </DL> <A NAME="mon"> Mon.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. Monaco. <DD> 2. Monastery. <DD> 3. Monday. <DD> 4. Monsignor. <DD> 5. Montana. <DD> 6. Monument. </DL> <A NAME="mon"> MON (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> motor octane number. </DL> <A NAME="mona"> mona, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, long-tailed African monkey of docile disposition, often kept in captivity. </DL> <A NAME="monacan"> Monacan, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Monaco, a small country on the French Riviera coast of the Mediterranean Sea, or its inhabitants. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Monaco. Also, (French,) Monegasque. </DL> <A NAME="monachal"> monachal, adjective. =monastic.</DL> <A NAME="monachism"> monachism, noun. =monasticism.</DL> <A NAME="monachization"> monachization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or event of becoming a monk. </DL> <A NAME="monachize"> monachize, verb, -chized, -chizing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to become a monk; live a monastic life. <DD>v.t. to make (a person) a monk. </DL> <A NAME="monacid"> monacid, adjective, noun. =monoacid.</DL> <A NAME="monad"> monad, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1a. a very simple single-celled animal or plant. <DD> b. a small protozoan having from one to three long, whiplike flagella. <DD> 2. (Chemistry.) an atom, element, or radical having a valence of one. <DD> 3. unity; a unit. <DD> 4. (Philosophy.) an absolutely simple entity, conceived as the ultimate unit of being. <DD>adj. of or having the nature of a monad. </DL> <A NAME="monadelphous"> monadelphous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having stamens united by their filaments into one group, as in various legumes and mallows. </DL> <A NAME="monades"> monades, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of monas. </DL> <A NAME="monadic"> monadic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with monads. <DD> 2. of the nature of a monad. <DD> 3. composed of monads. adv. monadically. </DL> <A NAME="monadical"> monadical, adjective. =monadic.</DL> <A NAME="monadism"> monadism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the philosophical theory that the universe is composed of and controlled by minute, simple entities. <DD> 2. a system based on this theory. </DL> <A NAME="monadistic"> monadistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with monadism. </DL> <A NAME="monadnock"> monadnock, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an isolated hill or mountain of resistant rock standing in an area that is almost level from erosion. </DL> <A NAME="monadological"> monadological, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with monadology or the doctrine of monads. </DL> <A NAME="monadology"> monadology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Philosophy.) the doctrine of monads. </DL> <A NAME="monaker"> monaker, noun. =moniker.</DL> <A NAME="monal"> monal, noun. =monaul.</DL> <A NAME="monalphabetic"> monalphabetic, adjective. =monoalphabetic.</DL> <A NAME="monandrous"> monandrous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having only one husband at a time; characterized by monandry. Ex. a monandrous society. <DD> 2. having only one stamen. Ex. a monandrous flower. <DD> 3. having such flowers. Ex. a monandrous plant. </DL> <A NAME="monandry"> monandry, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the custom or condition of having only one husband at a time. <DD> 2. (Botany.) the condition of having but one perfect stamen. </DL> <A NAME="monanthous"> monanthous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of a plant) single-flowered; bearing one flower on each stalk. </DL> <A NAME="monarch"> monarch, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a king, queen, emperor, empress, or other ruler. A monarch is usually a hereditary sovereign with more or less limited powers, but more often had sole and absolute powers in earlier times. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a person or thing like a monarch. Ex. The tall, solitary pine was monarch of the forest. The lion is the monarch of the jungle. Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains (Byron). <DD> 3. =monarch butterfly. </DL> <A NAME="monarchal"> monarchal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with a monarch or monarchy. Ex. monarchal power, a monarchal retinue. <DD> 2. favoring a monarchy. <DD> 3. characteristic of a monarch. Ex. a monarchal aloofness. <DD> 4. suitable for a monarch. Ex. monarchal ceremony. <DD> 5. having the status of a monarch. Ex. monarchal rank. adv. monarchally. </DL> <A NAME="monarchbutterfly"> monarch butterfly,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, orange-and-black butterfly whose larvae feed on milkweed. The monarch butterfly is widely distributed and migrates south each fall. </DL> <A NAME="monarchess"> monarchess, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman monarch. </DL> <A NAME="monarchial"> monarchial, adjective. =monarchal.</DL> <A NAME="monarchian"> monarchian, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an early Christian believer in monarchianism. </DL> <A NAME="monarchianism"> monarchianism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the theological doctrine that God is one being, not a Trinity. Monarchianism was current during the 100's and 200's A.D. </DL> <A NAME="monarchianist"> monarchianist, noun. =monarchian.</DL> <A NAME="monarchic"> monarchic, adjective. =monarchical.</DL> <A NAME="monarchical"> monarchical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of a monarch or monarchy. <DD> 2. favoring a monarchy or monarchism. <DD> 3. like a monarch or monarchy. adv. monarchically. </DL> <A NAME="monarchism"> monarchism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the principles of monarchy. <DD> 2. the advocacy of monarchical principles. </DL> <A NAME="monarchist"> monarchist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who supports or favors government by a monarch. <DD>adj. =monarchistic. </DL> <A NAME="monarchistic"> monarchistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with monarchism. adv. monarchistically. </DL> <A NAME="monarchize"> monarchize, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -chized, -chizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to rule as or like a monarch. </DL> <A NAME="monarchy"> monarchy, noun, pl. -chies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. government by a monarch. In a monarchy the power to rule is formally vested in a single person. Denmark and Sweden have limited monarchies; Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. Ex. There were those who accused him of wanting to establish a monarchy with himself as king (Newsweek). <DD> 2. a nation governed by a monarch. Ex. The British monarchy once ruled most of the world's oceans. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) absolute rule by a single person. </DL> <A NAME="monarda"> monarda, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of North American aromatic herbs of the mint family, such as the Oswego tea; horsemint. </DL> <A NAME="monas"> monas, noun, pl. monades. =monad.</DL> <A NAME="monasterial"> monasterial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or characteristic of a monastery. </DL> <A NAME="monastery"> monastery, noun, pl. -teries.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a building or buildings where (usually) monks or (sometimes) nuns live by themselves in a contemplative life according to fixed rules and under religious vows. (SYN) cloister, convent. <DD> 2. the group of persons living in such a place. Ex. a monastery of 85. </DL> <A NAME="monastic"> monastic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of monks or nuns. Ex. monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. <DD> 2. of monasteries. Ex. monastic architecture. <DD> 3. like that of monks or nuns; ascetic. <DD>noun a member of a monastic order; monk. Ex. monastics ... who have retired to the sacred sites of Palestine (A. Kinglake). adv. monastically. </DL> <A NAME="monastical"> monastical, adjective. =monastic.</DL> <A NAME="monasticism"> monasticism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the system or condition of living a monastic life according to fixed rules, in groups shut off from the world, and devoted to religion. Ex. Here the Virgin sits serenely with hands folded across her breast in a gesture that sums up one of the great credos of monasticism: "Thy will be done" (Time). <DD> 2. the system of monasterial communities. </DL> <A NAME="monasticize"> monasticize, transitive verb, -cized, -cizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make monastic. </DL> <A NAME="monatomic"> monatomic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) <DD> 1. having one atom in the molecule. <DD> 2. having one replaceable atom or group of atoms. <DD> 3. =univalent. </DL> <A NAME="monaul"> monaul, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several East Indian pheasants. </DL> <A NAME="monaural"> monaural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =monophonic. Ex. monaural recordings. <DD> 2. of, with, or for one ear. Ex. a monaural hearing aid. adv. monaurally. </DL> <A NAME="monaxial"> monaxial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having but one axis; uniaxial. <DD> 2. (Botany.) having flowers growing directly from the main axis. </DL> <A NAME="monaxon"> monaxon, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tiny, rod-shaped spicule found in sponges. </DL> <A NAME="monazite"> monazite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a phosphate of cerium and related rare-earth metals, found in small reddish or brownish crystals. </DL> <A NAME="moncher"> mon cher,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) my dear (masculine). </DL> <A HREF="mondain.dic">NEXT</A>