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; 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

But White says neither of the two moons support features as big as the Wright and Picard mons.

From Science Magazine

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

From Scientific American

Here another feature occurs—the question of the d�mons.

From Project Gutenberg

Do not waste your time listening to meaningless ser- mons, but take real, genuine soporifics.

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