"moliminous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mə(ʊ)ˈlɪmɪnəs/ [UK], /moʊˈlɪmɪnəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moliminous.wav
Etymology: From (the stem of) Latin mōlīmen (“effort”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|mōlīmen||effort}} Latin mōlīmen (“effort”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} moliminous (not comparable)
  1. (now rare, archaic) Momentous, weighty. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-moliminous-en-adj-CxIMWJhJ
  2. (now rare, archaic) Laborious, involving or exerting great effort; arduous. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-moliminous-en-adj-6TwlLbag Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 73

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