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mondo

1

[ mon-doh ]

noun

Zen.
plural mondos.
  1. a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.


mondo

2

adverb

  1. very; extremely:

    mondo cool.

adjective

  1. large; big:

    a mondo history paper.

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mondo1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Japanese ³¾´Ç²Ô»åÅ, earlier mondau “rapid question and answer, catechesis between a rÅshi (master) and student,†from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese ·Éè²Ô “inquire†+ »åá “r±ð±è±ô²ââ€

Origin of mondo2

First recorded in 1965–70; from Italian mondo “world,†extracted from the film Mondo Cane ( “A Dog's World†) (1962) and reinterpreted as an adverb in Italian or pseudo-Italian phrases such as mondo bizarro “very bizarre,†literally, “bizarre worldâ€
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The BBC's poll is a "super-ranking" compiled from 30 year-end lists published by the world's most influential music magazines - including the NME, Rolling Stone, Spain's Mondo Sonoro and France's Les Inrockuptibles.

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Duplantis, more commonly known as Mondo, is regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time and enjoyed another record-breaking year in 2024.

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Sweden's Mondo Duplantis, who broke his own world record in winning pole vault gold, was named male field athlete of the year, with Ukrainian high jump gold medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh taking the female award.

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Here, they planted a drought-resistant mix of California dune grass, mondo grass and poppies alongside the former owners’ birds of paradise, pink camellias and pineapple guava tree.

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Global stars such as gymnast Simone Biles, tennis player Novak Djokovic and pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis lived up to their billing.

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