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Monopolist (m�nŏp�lĭst), n. One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
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Monopolistic (m�nŏp�lĭstĭk), a. Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.
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Monopolite (?), n. A monopolist. Sylvester.
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Monopolize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Monopolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Monopolizing (?).] [From .] To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.
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Monopolizer (?), n. One who monopolizes.
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Monopoly (?), n.; pl. Monopolies (#). [L. monopolium, Gr. �, �; monos alone + � to sell.] 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product.
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Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines. Macaulay.
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2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
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If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak.
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3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq.]
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Monopolylogue (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. polys many + logos speech.] An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
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Monopsychism (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. � soul.] The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.
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monopteral (m�nŏptẽr�l), a. [Gr. monopteros with a row of pillars only; monos alone, only + pteron feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. monoptère.] (Arch.) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.
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Monopteron (?), n.; pl. Monoptera (#). [NL. See .] (Arch.) A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.
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Monoptote (?), n. [L. monoptotum, Gr. monoptwtos; monos single + � apt to fall, fallen, fr. � to fall; cf. � case.] (Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case. Andrews.
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2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.
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Monopyrenous (?), a. [Mono- + pyrene.] (Bot.) Having but a single stone or kernel.
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Monorganic (?), a. [Mon- + organic.] (Biol. & Med.) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.
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Monorhina (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single + �, �, nose.] (Zoöl.) The Marsipobranchiata.
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Monorhyme (?), n. [Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.] A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
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{ Monosaccharide (?), n. Also -rid }. [Mono- + saccharide.] (Chem.) A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some, a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
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Monosepalous (?), a. [Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monosépale.] (Bot.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.
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☞ The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. .
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monosodium glutamate n. The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine (C5H8NNaO4), used as a food additive to enhance flavor; abbreviated MSG. It is usually marketed as the monhydrate (C5H8NNaO4.H2O). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of Chinese restaurant syndrome.
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Monosperm (?), n. (Bot.) A monospermous plant.
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{ Monospermal (?), Monospermous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. sperma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed.
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Monospherical (?), a. [Mono- + spherical.] Consisting of one sphere only.
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Monostich (?), n. [Gr. �, from � consisting of one verse; monos single + stichos line, verse.] A composition consisting of one verse only.
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Monostichous (m�nŏstĭkŭs), a. [See .] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.
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Monostrophe (m�nŏstr�f�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. monostrofos monostrophic.] A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
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Monostrophic (mŏn�strŏfĭk), a. [Gr. monostrofikos; monos single + strofh strophe.] (Pros.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. Milton.
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Monosulphide (?), n. [Mono- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a polysulphide; as, galena is a monosulphide.
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Monosulphuret (?), n. [Mono- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See .
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Monosyllabic (?), a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. -- Monosyllabically (#), adv.
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Monosyllabism (?), n. The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
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Monosyllable (?), n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. �: cf. F. monosyllabe. See , .] A word of one syllable.
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Monosyllabled (?), a. Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.
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{ Monosymmetric (?), Monosymmetrical (?), } a. [Mono- + symmetric, -ical.] (Crystallog.) Same as .
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Monotessaron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single + � four.] A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]
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Monothalama (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single + qalamos a chamber.] (Zoöl.) A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
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Monothalaman (?), n. [See .] (Zoöl.) A foraminifer having but one chamber.
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Monothalamous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. qalamos chamber: cf. F. monothalame.] (Zoöl.) One-chambered.
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Monothalmic (?), a. [See .] (Bot.) Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. R. Brown.
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Monothecal (?), a. [Mono- + Br. � box.] (Bot.) Having a single loculament.
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Monotheism (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. � god: cf. F. monothéisme.] The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.
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Monotheist, n. [Cf. F. monothéiste.] One who believes that there is but one God.
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Monotheistic (?), a. Of or pertaining to monotheism.
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{ Monothelism (?), Monothelitism (?), } n. [Cf. F. monothélisme, monothélitisme.] The doctrine of the Monothelites.
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Monothelite (?), n. [Gr. �; monos alone, only + �, �, to will, be willing: cf. F. monothélite.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. . Gibbon.
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Monothelitic (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
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Monotocous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � birth, offspring.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
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2. (Zoöl.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.
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Monotomous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � cutting, fr. � to cut.] (Min.) Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.
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Monotone (?), n. [See , .] 1. (Mus.) A single unvaried tone or sound.
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2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.
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{ Monotonic (?), Monotonical (?), } a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. “Monotonical declamation.” Chesterfield.
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2. (Math.) Always increasing or always decreasing, as the value of the independent variable increases; -- of a function.
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Monotonist (?), n. One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.
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Monotonous (?), a. [Gr. �; monos alone, single + � tone. See .] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. -- Monotonously, adv. -- Monotonousness, n.
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Monotony (?), n. [Gr. �: cf. F. monotonie. See .] 1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.
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2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.
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At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.
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Monotremata (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single + � hole.] (Zoöl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under , and .
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Monotrematous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.
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Monotreme (?), n. [Cf. F. monotrème.] (Zoöl.) One of the Monotremata.
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Monotriglyph (?), n. [Mono- + triglyph: cf. F. monotriglyphe.] (Arch.) A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.
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Monotropa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. monos single + � turn, from � to turn.] (Bot.) A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
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Monotropaceae prop. n. A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae, and contains the genera Monotropa and Sarcodes.
Syn. -- family Monotropaceae.
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{ Monotype (?), Monotypic (?), } a. [Mono- + -type: cf. F. monotype.] (Biol.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
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Monotype (?), 1. [Mono- + -type.] 1. (Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus.
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2. A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints.
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3. A kind of keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.
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Monovalent (?), a. [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See .] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See .
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monovular adj. (Biol.) derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; as, identical twins are monovular. Contrasted with fraternal.
Syn. -- identical.
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Monoxide (?), n. [Mon- + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
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Monoxylon (?), n. [NL., from Gr. �, fr. � made from one piece of wood; monos alone + � wood.] A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
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Monoxylous (?), a. [See .] Made of one piece of wood.
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Monozoa (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. monos single + zo^,on an animal.] (Zoöl.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria. -- Monozoic (#), a.
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Monroe doctrine. See under .
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Monseigneur (?), n.; pl. Messeigneurs (#). [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See , and cf. .] My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
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Monsel's salt (?). (Med.) A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.
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Monsel's solution (?). [See .] (Med.) An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.
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Monsieur (?), n.; pl. Messieurs (#). [F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See .] 1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]
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2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
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3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] Shak.
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Monsignore (?), n.; pl. Monsignors (#). [It., my lord. Cf. .] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
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Monsoon (?), n. [Malay mūsim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone.] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.
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2. A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{1}.
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3. The season in which the monsoon{2} occurs.
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Monster (?), n. [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See , and cf. , .] 1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.
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A monster or marvel. Chaucer.
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2. Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.
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3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.
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Monster, a. 1. Monstrous in size. Pope.
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2. Enormous or very powerful. [informal]
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Monster, v. t. To make monstrous. [Obs.] Shak.
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monstera n. 1. any plant of the genus Monstera; they are often grown as houseplants.
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2. A tropical cylindrical pineconelike fruit with pineapple-banana flavor.
Syn. -- ceriman.
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Monstrance (?), n. [LL. monstrantia, fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See .] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
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Monstration (?), n. [L. monstratio.] The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.]
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A certain monstration. Grafton.
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Monstrosity (?), n.; pl. Monstrosities (#). [Cf. F. monstruosité. See .] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. South.
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A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. Adanson (Trans.).
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Monstrous (?), a. [OE. monstruous, F. monstrueux, fr. L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See .] 1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.]
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2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth. Locke.
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He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and monstrous in his affections. Jer. Taylor.
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3. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.
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4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.
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So bad a death argues a monstrous life. Shak.
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5. Abounding in monsters. [R.]
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Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide
Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world. Milton.
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Monstrous, adv. Exceedingly; very; very much. “A monstrous thick oil on the top.” Bacon.
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And will be monstrous witty on the poor. Dryden.
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Monstrously, adv. In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked. “Who with his wife is monstrously in love.” Dryden.
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Monstrousness, n. The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary. Shak.
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Monstruosity (?), n. Monstrosity. [Obs.] Shak.
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Monstruous (?), a. Monstrous. [Obs.]
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Mont (?), n. [F. See , n.] Mountain.
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Montaigne (?), n. A mountain. [Obs.]
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Montanic (?), a. [L. montanus, fr. mons, montis, mountain. See , n.] Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.
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Montanist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Montanistic (#), Montanistical (#), a.
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Montant (?), n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See .] 1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow. Shak.
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2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile. [R.] See .
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Mont de piété (?). [F., fr. It. monte di pietà mount of piety.] One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See .
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