Momus
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Mo·mus 
[moh-muhs] Pronunciation Key
[moh-muhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -mus·es, -mi
[-mahy] Pronunciation Key for 2.
[-mahy] Pronunciation Key for 2. | 1. | Also, Mo·mos
[moh-mos] Pronunciation Key. Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule. |
| 2. | (sometimes lowercase) a faultfinder; a carping critic. |
[Origin: < L Mōmus < Gk Mômos, special use of mômos blame, ridicule]
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| Mo·mus
(mō'məs) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology The god of blame and ridicule. |
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momus
"humorously disagreeable person," 1563, from L., from Gk. Momos, god of ridicule (Gk. momos); also used in Eng. as personification of fault-finding and captious criticism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Momus
Mome\, n. [Cf. Mumm, Momus.] A dull, silent person; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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