"monstress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɒnst(ə)ɹɛs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ [General-American] Forms: monstresses [plural]
Etymology: From monster + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monster|ess<id:female>}} monster + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} monstress (plural monstresses)
  1. (literary) A female monster. Tags: literary Translations (female monster): monstrino (Esperanto), monstresse [feminine] (French), potwora [feminine] (Polish), potworzyca [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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