monk

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
  2. noun United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

Etymology

From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

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Synonyms

monastic

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