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monk

/mʌŋk/
noun
  1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

  2. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

  3. A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.

verb
  1. To be a monk.

  2. To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.

  3. To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.

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