mony

¹ American  

[mon-ee] / ˈmɒn i /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. many.

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-mony ² American  

1. a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony ), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony ).

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mony British  

/ ˈmɒnɪ /

determiner

1. a Scottish word for many

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Etymology

Origin of -mony

From Latin -mōnium (neuter), -mōnia (feminine), presumably originally derivatives with -ium, -ia of -mōn-, an adjective or noun suffix, cognate with Greek -mōn; -ium ( def. ), -ia; hegemony ); alimony

Example Sentences

At last week's ground-breaking cere, mony there was some talk of peacetime research, the aspect of nuclear physics that interests scientists most.

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"Tae mony kooks weel speel tha porridge an' splinterr tha spertle," sang Angus Daftie MacTourist.

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And mony a braw held you've uncurled Wi' fear and fright, As roond the hairpin bends you whirled, Like Hell gane gyte.

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New Har mony, lodestar of dreamers and crackpots from all over the earth, was sold to a moon-faced cardsharp and forger who promptly opened a saloon in a handy cow shelter.

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He says the boy needs the mony Charlie so Im going to keep him on as an aprentise to lern him to be a baker.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes