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mony
1[ mon-ee ]
-mony
2- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of mony1
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Example Sentences
Tis the first mony aduocate ere gaue backe,Though hee sayd nothing.
I kent it was gaun on a' the time; but like mony mair I hae kent, a manager's favor was mair to me than the honor o' a wife.
My master was diffrent; and being a more fashnable man than Mr. B., in course he owed a deal more mony.
Mony's the time I hae ettled to send ye a screed, but there was aye something that cam' i' the gait.
It wisna that I couldna be fashed, for aften hae I thocht o' ye and my hairt has been wi' ye mony's the day.
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