"mons" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɒnz/ Forms: montes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnz Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mōns (“mountain”). Doublet of mount. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|mōns||mountain}} Latin mōns (“mountain”), {{doublet|en|mount}} Doublet of mount Head templates: {{en-noun|montes}} mons (plural montes)
  1. (obsolete, palmistry) One of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Palmistry Translations (fleshy area at the base of fingers): kukkula (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mons-en-noun-3lFNmyWy Disambiguation of 'fleshy area at the base of fingers': 91 5 4
  2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of mons pubis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: mons pubis Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-mons-en-noun-oAz8MPNk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 72 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (astronomy, geology) An extraterrestrial mountain or volcano. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Geology Translations (astronomy: mountain on a planet or moon): vuori (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mons-en-noun-C-CyITMJ Topics: astronomy, geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy: mountain on a planet or moon': 1 14 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mons veneris, mons Venus

Inflected forms

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