moment
n.
5ME < L momentum, movement, impulse, brief space of time, importance < *movimentum < movere, to MOVE6
1 an indefinitely brief period of time; instant
2 a definite point in time or in a series of events
3 a brief time of being important or outstanding
4 importance; consequence !news of great moment"
5 Mech. the product of some physical quantity and its distance from the origin of coordinates or an axis, as a torque
6 Philos. any constituent element of a complex entity or process
—SYN IMPORTANCE
the moment the present or the immediate future


momentous
adj.
of great moment; very important !a momentous decision"
mo[men4tous[ly
adv.
mo[men4tous[ness
n.

mondial - urban slang, = ugly, after name of unpopular Frerraris automobile model so named.
; I suspect the model name was from a French word with “monde = world” as root

monopolylogue
n. dramatic entertainment with interpretation of many rôles by one person. monopolylogist, n


monopsony
n.,
pl. 3nies 5MON(O)3 + Gr opsbnia, a purchase of fish, catering < opsbnein, to buy victuals < opson, cooked food, fish < o3, with + base of psbmos, a morsel6 Econ. a situation in which there is only one buyer for a particular commodity or service


monoxenous - in parasitology, a parasite capable of symbiosis with only ;one host


montane
adj.
of or designating a cool, moist ecological zone usually located near the timberline and usually dominated by evergreen trees


Montessorian - a system of training young children emphaizing free physical activity, informal and individual instruction, early development of writing and reading, and extended motor sensory training