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 Definitions of -mony  [ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tlˌaɪz]  

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Definition of '-mony' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) -mony
a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usu. denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony).

Etymology:  (< L -mōnium,&hyphnb;mōnia, presumably orig. ders. with -ium -ium1, -ia -ia of -mōn-, an adj. or n. suffix, c. Gk -mōn (see hegemony ); cf. alimony)


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