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Don vs Mon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between don and mon

is that don is (science) (dissolved organic nitrogen) while mon is .

don

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
  • A mafia boss.
    • Derived terms
    * donnish

    Etymology 2

    A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.

    Verb

    (donn)
  • (clothing) to put on, to dress in
    • To don one's clothes.
    Antonyms
    * (put on clothes)
    See also
    * (l) * (l)

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    mon

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Cognate to wen, mun and van.

    Noun

  • the former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen

    • Etymology 2

    From man'' or an abbreviation of ''come on .

    Noun

  • (slang, used in the vocative) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England.

    • See also

    * (term of address for a man) mate (qualifier), dude

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