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Traditional English :: munt
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muntain - n. S.Afr. sl. offens. a Black African. [Bantu umuntu person] |
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Traditional English :: muntjac
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muntain - n. (also muntjak) any small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to SE Asia, the male having tusks and small antlers. [Sundanese minchek] |
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Traditional English :: Muntz metal
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muntain - n. an alloy (60% copper, 40% zinc) used for sheathing ships etc. [G. F. Muntz, Engl. manufacturer d. 1857] |
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Traditional English :: munch
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muntain - v.tr. eat steadily with a marked action of the jaws. [ME, imit.: cf. CRUNCH] |
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Traditional English :: mundane
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muntain - adj. 1 dull, routine. 2 of this world; worldly. mundanely adv. mundaneness n. mundanity n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. OF mondain f. LL mundanus f. L mundus world] |
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Traditional English :: mung
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muntain - n. (in full mung bean) a leguminous plant, Phaseolus aureus, native to India and used as food. [Hindi mung] |
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