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Monadaria (mŏnȧdārĭȧ), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) The Infusoria.
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Monadelphia (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. monos alone + 'adelfos brother.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
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{ Monadelphian (?), Monadelphous (?), } a. [Cf. F. monadelphie.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.
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{ Monadic (?), Monadical (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See , n. Dr. H. More.
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Monadiform (?), a. [Monad + -form.] (Biol.) Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform young.
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Monadology (?), n. [Monad + -logy.] (Philos.) The doctrine or theory of monads.
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Monal (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.
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Monamide (?), n. [Mon- + amide.] (Chem.) An amido compound with only one amido group; a monoamide.
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Monamine (?), n. [Mon- + amine.] (Chem.) A basic compound containing one amido group; a monoamine; as, methyl amine is a monamine.
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Monander (?), n. (Bot.) One of the Monandria.
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Monandria (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. monos alone + 'anhr, 'andros, a man.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
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Monandrian (?), a.; (Bot.) Same as .
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Monandric (?), a. Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.
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Monandrous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.
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Monandry (?), n. [See .] The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry.
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Monanthous (?), a. [Mon- + Gr. 'anqos flower.] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one-flowered. Gray.
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Monarch (?), n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. �, �; monos alone + � to be first, rule, govern. See .] 1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.
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He who reigns
Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute. Milton.
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2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest.
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3. A patron deity or presiding genius.
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Come, thou, monarch of the vine,
Plumpy Bacchus. Shak.
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4. (Zoöl.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch butterfly.
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Monarch, a. Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling. “Monarch savage.” Pope.
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Monarchal (?), a. Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial.
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Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised
Above his fellows, with monarchal pride. Milton.
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monarch butterfly, n. (Zoöl.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch. Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed.
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Monarchess, n. A female monarch. [Obs.]
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Monarchial (?), a. Monarchic. Burke.
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Monarchian (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also patripassian.
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{ Monarchic (?), Monarchical (?), } a. [F. monarchique, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke. -- Monarchically, adv.
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Monarchism (?), n. The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.
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Monarchist, n. [Cf. F. monarchiste.] An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.
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Monarchize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Monarchized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Monarchizing (?).] To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. [R.] Shak.
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Monarchize, v. t. To rule; to govern. [R.]
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Monarchizer (?), n. One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.
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Monarcho (?), n. The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor. [Obs.] Shak.
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Monarchy (?), n.; pl. Monarchies (#). [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. �. See .] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
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2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.
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In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay.
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3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
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What scourage for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak.
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Coloq. Fifth monarchy , a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under .
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monarda n. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
Syn. -- wild bergamot.
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Monas (?), n. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under .
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Monasterial (?), a. [L. monasterials, fr. monasterium.] Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. -- Monasterially, adv.
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Monastery (?), n.; pl. Monasteries (#). [L. monasterium, Gr. �, fr. � a solitary, a monk, fr. � to be alone, live in solitude, fr. monos alone. Cf. .] A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females.
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Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See .
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Monastic (?), n. A monk.
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{ Monastic (?), Monastical (?), } a. [Gr. � monk: cf. F. monastique. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
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2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. “A life monastic.” Denham.
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Monastically, adv. In a monastic manner.
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Monasticism (?), n. The monastic life, system, or condition. Milman.
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Monasticon (?), n. [NL. See .] A book giving an account of monasteries.
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Monatomic (?), adv. [Mon- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.
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monaural (mŏnôr�l), a. 1. Having or hearing with only one ear.
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2. Same as {2}.
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Monaxial (?), a. [Mon- + axial.] (Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.
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Monazite (mŏnȧzīt), n. [From Gr. monazein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.
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Monday (mŭnd�; 48), n. [OE. moneday, monenday, AS. mōnandæg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. mānatag, Icel. mānadagr, Dan. mandag, Sw. måndag. See , and .] The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.
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Monday's Child (mŭndāz chīld), n. A child who is fair of face; -- a reference to a nineteenth century poem. See below.
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Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath day,
Is lucky and happy and good and gay.
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Monde (môNd), n. [F. See .] The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] A. Drummond.
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Coloq. Le beau monde [F.], fashionable society. See . -- Coloq. Demi monde . See .
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Mone (mōn), n. The moon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Mone, n. A moan. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Monecian (?), Monecious (?), } a. (Bot.) See , and .
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Monembryony (?), n. [See , and .] (Bot.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. -- Monembryonic (#), a.
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Moner (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Monera.
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Monera (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single.] (Zoöl.) The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amœbas, but are destitute of a nucleus. [archaic]
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2. (Biol.) One of the five kingdoms of living organisms in the five-kingdom classification, consisting of microscopic usually monocellular prokaryotic organisms that mostly reproduce by asexual fission, sporulation, or budding; it includes the bacteria and cyanophytes (blue-green algae), as well as certain primitive pathogenic microbes, such as the Rickettsias.
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Moneral (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Monera.
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Moneran (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Monera. -- n. One of the Monera.
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Moneron (?), n.; pl. L. Monera (#); E. Monerons (#). [NL.] (Zoöl.) One of the Monera.
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Monerula (?), n. [NL., dim. of moner. See .] (Biol.) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.
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Monesia (?), n. (Pharm.) The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphlœum. It is used as an alterative and astringent.
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Monesin (?), n. The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.
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Monest (?), v. t. [See .] To warn; to admonish; to advise. [Obs.] Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).
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monestrous (?), a. (Zool.) Having only one estrus period per breeding cycle or per year; -- of certain mammals.
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monetarism (?), n. An economic theory holding that the rate of growth of the money supply is the priunciple cause of changes in inflation, economic growth, and unemployment.
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monetarist (?), n. One who adheres to the theory of monetarism.
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Monetary (?), a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See .] Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. “The monetary relations of Europe.” E. Everett.
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Coloq. Monetary unit , the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the peso in Mexico, the ruble in Russia, the franc in France, the mark in Germany. Also, the standard of an international currency, such as the euro used in the European union.
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Moneth (?), n. A month. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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monetisation n. monetization.
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monetization (?), n. The act or process of converting into money, or of establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country; as, the monetization of silver.
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Monetize (?), v. t. To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver.
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Money (?), n.; pl. Moneys (#). [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See place where coin is made, , and cf. , .] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin.
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To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints. A. Smith.
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2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling.
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3. Any article used as a medium of payment in financial transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.
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4. (Economics) Any form of wealth which affects a person's propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit, etc. Various aggregates of money in different forms are given different names, such as M-1, the total sum of all currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit accounts (checking accounts).
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☞ Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their money.
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4. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money.
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The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. 1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ).
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Coloq. Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. -- Coloq. Money broker , a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also money changer. -- Coloq. Money cowrie (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Cypræa (esp. Cypræa moneta) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See . -- Coloq. Money of account , a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. -- Coloq. Money order , (a) an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also postal money order. -- (b) a similar order issued by a bank or other financial institution. -- Coloq. Money scrivener , a person who procures the loan of money to others. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Money spider , Coloq. Money spinner (Zoöl.), a small spider; -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. -- Coloq. Money's worth , a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. -- Coloq. A piece of money , a single coin. -- Coloq. Ready money , money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. -- Coloq. plastic money , credit cards, usually made out of plastic; also called plastic; as, put it on the plastic. -- Coloq. To make money , to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings.
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Money (?), v. t. To supply with money. [Obs.]
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Moneyage (?), n. [Cf. F. monnayage coinage.] 1. A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin. Hume.
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2. Mintage; coinage. [Obs.]
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moneybag n. a drawstring bag for holding money.
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Moneyed (?), adv. 1. Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyed men. [Also spelled monied.] Bacon.
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2. Converted into money; coined.
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If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go again, whether moneyed or not moneyed. Locke.
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3. Consisting in, or composed of, money. A. Hamilton.
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Moneyer (?), n. [From ; cf. OF. monoier, F. monnoayeur, L. monetarius a master of the mint. Cf. .] 1. A person who deals in money; banker or broker. [Obs. or R.]
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2. An authorized coiner of money. Sir M. Hale.
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Coloq. The Company of Moneyers , the officials who formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain prescriptive rights and privileges.
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moneylender n. someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.
Syn. -- usurer, loan shark, shark, money-lender.
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Moneyless, a. Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious. Swift.
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Money-maker (?), n. 1. One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. [R.]
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2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive.
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Money-making, n. The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.
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Obstinacy in money-making. Milman.
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Money-making, a. 1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business. Opposite of unprofitable.
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2. Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man.
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moneyman n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions.
Syn. -- financier.
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money-spinner n. a project that generates a continuous flow of money.
Syn. -- moneymaker, cash cow.
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Moneywort (?), n. (Bot.) A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.
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Mongcorn (?), n. See .
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Monger (?), n. [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.] 1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
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2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] Blount.
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Monger, v. t. To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
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Mongol (?), n. One of the Mongols. -- a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.
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Mongolian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols. -- n. One of the Mongols.
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Mongolic (?), a. See .
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Mongoloid (?), a. [Mongol + -oid.] Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols. Huxley.
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2. Of, related to, or affected with, ; -- not a technical term.
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Mongoloid (?), n. A person affected with ; -- not a technical term.
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{ Mongols (?), Mongolians (?) }, n. pl. (Ethnol.) One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks.
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{ Mongoose, Mongoos } (?), n.; pl. Mongooses (#) 1. (Zoöl.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
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2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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Mongrel (?), n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See .] The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. Drayton.
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Mongrel, a. 1. (Zoöl.) Not of a pure breed.
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2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.
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Mongrelize (?), v. t. & i. To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.
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'Mongst (?), prep. See .
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monicker, moniker n. The name of a person, especially an alias or a nickname. [slang]
Syn. -- nickname, alias, sobriquet, cognomen.
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Monied (?), a. See .
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Monifier (?), n. [NL., fr. L. monile necklace + ferre to bear.] (Paleon.) A fossil fish.
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Moniliales (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. monile necklace, -- because the conidia are produced in chains.] (Bot.) The largest of the three orders into which the Fungi Imperfecti are divided, including various forms.
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moniliasis n. (Med.) An infectious disease caused by fungi of the genera Monilia or Candida especially Candida albicans.
Syn. -- candidiasis, monilia disease.
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Moniliform (?), a. [L. monile necklace + -form: cf. F. moniliforme.] (Biol.) Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of .
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Moniment (?), n. [L. monimentum, monumentum. See .] Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Monish (?), v. t. [OE. monesten. See , .] To admonish; to warn. See . [Archaic] Ascham.
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Monisher (?), n. One who monishes; an admonisher. [Archaic]
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Monishment (?), n. Admonition. [Archaic]
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