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  [mawnd] /mɔnd/ noun 1. a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund). /mɔːnd/ noun 1. a unit of weight used in Asia, esp India, having different values in different […]

• Maunder

  [mawn-der] /ˈmɔn dər/ verb (used without object) 1. to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way. 2. to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner: He maundered through life without a single ambition. /ˈmɔːndə/ verb 1. (intransitive) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly v. “to wander about aimlessly,” c.1746, earlier […]

• Maunder minimum

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• Maundy

  [mawn-dee] /ˈmɔn di/ noun 1. the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus’ washing of His disciples’ feet on Maundy Thursday. 2. Also called maundy money. money distributed as alms in conjunction with the ceremony of maundy or on Maundy Thursday. /ˈmɔːndɪ/ noun (pl) maundies 1. (Christianity) the ceremonial washing of […]

• Maundy-thursday

  noun 1. the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus’ Last Supper and His washing of the disciples’ feet upon that day. noun 1. (Christianity) the Thursday before Easter observed as a commemoration of the Last Supper Thursday before Easter, mid-15c., from Middle English maunde “the Last Supper,” also “ceremony of washing the feet,” from Old […]

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