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monadnock definition

☆ mo·nad·nock (mə nad′näk′)

noun

Geol. an isolated rocky hill or mountain rising above a peneplain in an area with a temperate climate

Etymology: after Mt. Monadnock, N.H.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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