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mon·y

   [mon-ee]
adjective, noun Scot. and North England.
many.
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-mony

 
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).
Origin:
< Latin -mōnium (denominal), -mōnia (usually deadjectival), presumably orig. derivatives with -ium -ium, -ia -ia of -mōn-, an adj. or noun suffix, cognate with Greek -mōn (see hegemony); compare alimony
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mony (ˈmɒnɪ)
 
—determiner
a Scottish word for many

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