"mopus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈməʊpəs/ Forms: mopuses [plural], mopusses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊpəs Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es|mopusses}} mopus (countable and uncountable, plural mopuses or mopusses)
  1. (obsolete) A dull, spiritless, idle person. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: mope, drone
    Sense id: en-mopus-en-noun-jZDHsE01 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (slang, countable, uncountable) Money. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mopus-en-noun-J8QT-YIn

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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        },
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          "_dis": "63 37",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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              17,
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            ]
          ],
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          "text": "I'm grown a mere mopus; no company comes[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dull, spiritless, idle person."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A dull, spiritless, idle person."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mope"
        },
        {
          "word": "drone"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Money."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "Money",
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      ],
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        "(slang, countable, uncountable) Money."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈməʊpəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊpəs"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊpəs",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊpəs/2 syllables"
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mopusses",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "A dull, spiritless, idle person."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A dull, spiritless, idle person."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mope"
        },
        {
          "word": "drone"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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        "English slang",
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      ],
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        "Money."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, countable, uncountable) Money."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈməʊpəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊpəs"
    }
  ],
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}

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