mon
IPA: mˈoʊn
noun
- (historical) The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
- The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.
- (slang, used in the vocative) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England.
- (fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
- (fandom slang) A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.
- A member of a people living primarily in the Mon State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in Thailand.
- The language of this people, in the Austroasiatic language family.
- Abbreviation of Monday. [The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.]
- (sports) Abbreviation of Moncton. [A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.]
- (automotive) Abbreviation of motor octane number.
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Examples of "mon" in Sentences
- Shall I call mon Bernado, or is there an email I should contact?
- a small shed with a metal roof and straw walls, which he called mon atelier.
- "_Mon brave_!" he said, stepping back and regarding 'Enery with shining eyes, "_Mon brave, mon beau Anglais, mon_ ----"
- Pokémon is Japanese for "pocket monster," which roughly translates to "expensive trading hobby" in our parent's language.
- "I feel like Pokémon is a little young," he says, and he puts cartoon toys and handheld video games in the same category.
- At the Marañon he lived apart from the station, in a small shed with a metal roof and straw walls, which he called mon atelier.
- Nonetheless, when I learned from Lucky the Goldfish that Pokémon is banned in Saudi Arabia, I realized things have gone too far.
- The one thing that Lincoln and, say, Ray Kelly have in common is a genuine sense of commitment and determination, combined with a full appreciation of the magnitude of their task.
- Artifacts which were dug up around the site included part of a storage jar made in South Devon during the third or fourth century, a high quality decorated Samian bowl from France showing a hunting scene, dating back to the second century, part of a green-glazed medieval floor tile, most probably from the Dominican Friary, and an exceptionally well-preserved gold love ring dating from the 15th century and inscribed in French 'mon couer entier' which translates as my entire heart.
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