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mona

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈmoʊnə// mona

n. a short, informal way to say 'Monday'. You use it in texts or casual chats.

n. a colloquial abbreviation for Monday, typically used in informal written communication.


SIMPLE

I have a big meeting on mona.

CONTEXTUAL

She sent a quick text saying she would be late on mona.

COMPLEX

The weekly newsletter arrives every mona, setting the tone for the work week ahead.

Synonyms
Origin

Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa. The Arabic and Persian name مُنىٰ (munā) is sometimes Romanised as Mona.

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