mons

¹ American  

[monz] / mɒnz /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

montes

1. an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.

2. mons pubis.

3. mons veneris.

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Mons ² American  

[mawns] / mɔ̃s /

noun

1. a city in Belgium.

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Mons. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Monsieur.

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Mons British  

/ mɔ̃s /

noun

1. Flemish name: Bergen.  a town in SW Belgium, capital of Hainaut province: scene of the first battle (1914) of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. Pop: 91 185 (2004 est)

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Etymology

Origin of mons

1615–25; < New Latin; Latin mōns mountain, hill; see mount ²

Example Sentences

Although many of the characters, including the physicians, in “Man’s 4th Best Hospital” are women, and, although Bergman has gotten beyond the trope of nurse as dumb mons, his depiction of gender is still old-fashioned.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2019

The mountain ranges and individual mountains are labeled with their Latin names, "montes" for mountain ranges and "mons" for individual mountains.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2013

An early rule of the order was "designed to train every man for what he can do best" and to make him ready for "any sum mons."

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside, the House of Com mons was being told that Canada was in for a cold, tough winter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ex essentiali causa, ut ex vehementi motu terræ elevatur terra, et fit mons.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir