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MOMUS (momi)

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Irregular inflected form: momi  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Overview

MOMUS (noun)
  The noun MOMUS has 1 sense:

1. god of blame and mockeryplay

  Familiarity information: MOMUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MOMUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

God of blame and mockery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Momos; Momus

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)


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