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/monˈton/
Translation
heap, pile, loads of
Word origin
From monte ('mountain, mound') plus the augmentative suffix -on, from Latin mons, montem ('mountain').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mons + -on
- English cognates
- mount, mountain, mound
Grammar
Examples
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There was a pile of dirty clothes on the bedroom floor.
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I have loads of work pending for this week.
acumularon .
A heap of messages piled up in his inbox.
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He really enjoys spending Sundays with his grandchildren.
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I found a heap of old photos in a box.
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