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monadnock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /məˈnædˌnɒk/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA2 N AE1 D N AA0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From the name of Mount Monadnock in New England, which derives from an Abenaki word, perhaps menonadenak, menonadenek (“smooth mountain”) or menadenak, menadenek (“isolated mountain”), from aden (“mountain”).