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monde.

world

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔ̃d/

  1. world

    masculine
    C'est la plus belle fille du monde.

  2. people

    masculine
    Le monde m'agace quelquefois.
    La salle était noire de monde.
Where this word comes from

From Old French monde (12th c.), semi-learned form of mont (10th c.), itself inherited from Latin mundus. The alteration was likely driven by the desire to distinguish from unrelated mont (“mountain”).

intj/mɔ̃d/

  1. good heavens

    Louisiana
Where this word comes from

From Old French monde (12th c.), semi-learned form of mont (10th c.), itself inherited from Latin mundus. The alteration was likely driven by the desire to distinguish from unrelated mont (“mountain”).

adj/mɔ̃d/

  1. pure; clean

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Latin mundus (“pure; clean”).

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