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monk

UK/mʌŋk/ US/mɔŋk/ common slang

noun

1.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

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2.

United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

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Origin

From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Phrases

  • have a monk on
  • monk bat
  • Monk Bretton
  • monk chair
  • monk fruit
  • Monk Fryston
  • Monk Hesleden
  • monk parakeet

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