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monas

[mon-as, moh-nas]
noun, plural mon·a·des [mon-uh-deez] /ˈmɒn əˌdiz/.
  1. monad.
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Origin of monas

< Late Latin < Greek monás; cf. monad

Mona

[moh-nuh]
noun
  1. a female given name.
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Historical Examples of monas

  • Crystal was so young, and she did not know that poor Monas life was doomed.

    Wee Wifie

    Rosa Nouchette Carey

  • Monas set out on his journey a few days after his arrival at Barugaza.

  • On another night Monas explained their position to his young friends.

  • The Spaniards called them “monas coloradas;” but they are generally known as howling monkeys.

    The Young Llanero

    W.H.G. Kingston

  • So general was once the belief in its portentous nature that Ehrenberg described it under the name Monas Prodigiosa.

British Dictionary definitions for monas

monas

noun plural monades (ˈmɒnəˌdiːz)
  1. another word for monad (def. 1), monad (def. 2)
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mona

noun
  1. a W African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus mona, with dark fur on the back and white or yellow underparts
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Word Origin for mona

C18: from Spanish or Portuguese: monkey
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Word Origin and History for monas

Mona

fem. proper name, from Irish Muadhnait, diminutive of muadh "noble."

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