Monas
[mon-as, moh-nas] /ˈmɒn æs, ˈmoʊ næs/
noun, plural monades
[mon-uh-deez] /ˈmɒn əˌdiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
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[moh-nuh] /ˈmoʊ nə/
noun
1.
a female given name.
/ˈmɒnæs; ˈməʊ-/
noun (pl) monades (ˈmɒnəˌdiːz)
1.
another word for monad (sense 1), monad (sense 2)
/ˈməʊnə/
noun
1.
a W African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus mona, with dark fur on the back and white or yellow underparts
fem. proper name, from Irish Muadhnait, diminutive of muadh “noble.”
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