See also: Monde and mondé

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the monde is the ball below the cross

Etymology

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From French monde. Doublet of mondo.

Noun

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monde (plural mondes)

  1. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
    • 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:
      Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.

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multiword English terms containing "monde"

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Afrikaans

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Noun

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monde

  1. plural of mond

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin mundus.

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monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃d/
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Etymology 1

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From Old French monde (12th c.), semi-learned form of mont (10th c.), itself inherited from Latin mundus. The alteration was likely driven by the desire to distinguish from unrelated mont (mountain).

Noun

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monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
    C’est la plus belle fille du monde.
    She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
  2. people
    Le monde m’agace quelquefois.
    People annoy me sometimes.
    La salle était noire de monde.
    The room was full of people.
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Descendants
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  • Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
    • Haitian Creole: moun
  • English: monde

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monde

  1. (Louisiana) good heavens

Etymology 2

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From Latin mundus (pure; clean).

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monde (plural mondes)

  1. (archaic) pure; clean
    Antonym: immonde

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Guaraní

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monde

  1. to dress

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French monde (world).

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monde

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a person
    Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.To help a person in need.

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  • Haitian Creole: moun

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  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmon.de/
  • Rhymes: -onde
  • Hyphenation: món‧de

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monde f pl

  1. feminine plural of mondo

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monde f pl

  1. plural of monda

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Middle French

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Etymology 1

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Old French < Latin mundus (world).

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monde m (plural mondes)

  1. the world
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Etymology 2

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Old French < Latin mundus.

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monde m or f (plural mondes)

  1. clean; pure
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Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin mundus.

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monde oblique singularm (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)

  1. the world
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Etymology 2

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Latin mundus.

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monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)

  1. clean; pure
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Portuguese

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monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Verb

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monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Walloon

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Etymology

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From Latin mundus (world).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world