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moun·tain·ous 
[moun-tn-uhs] Pronunciation Key
[moun-tn-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | abounding in mountains: a mountainous wilderness. |
| 2. | of the nature of a mountain. |
| 3. | resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high: mountainous waves. |
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| moun·tain·ous
(moun'tə-nəs) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| mountainous | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: cragged] |
| 2. | like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man" |
| 3. | containing many mountains |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mountainous
Moun"tain*ous\, a. [F. montagneux, L. montaniosus.]1. Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss. 2. Inhabiting mountains. [Obs.] --Bacon. 3. Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap. --Prior.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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