"mome" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məʊm/ [UK], /moʊm/ [US] Forms: momes [plural]
enPR: mōm [UK], mōm [US] Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: Ultimately from the name of Momus, god of mirth, through Latin and Old French. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun}} mome (plural momes)
  1. (archaic) A dull or stupid person. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mome-en-noun-3rvm2mKX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /məʊm/ [UK], /moʊm/ [US] Forms: momes [plural]
enPR: mōm [UK], mōm [US] Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: By analogy with pope. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mome (plural momes)
  1. A female pope. Synonyms: popess
    Sense id: en-mome-en-noun-XynJt4F3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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