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Noun: monk  múngk
  1. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    "The monk spent hours each day in silent meditation";
    - monastic
Noun: Monk
  1. United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
    - Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk

Derived forms: monks

Type of: jazz musician, religious

Encyclopedia: Monk, Richard