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单词 mahound
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Mahound

[ muh-hound, -hoond ]
/ məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhund /

noun

Archaic or Literary. an idol; a false god.
(in the Middle Ages) a god thought to be worshipped by Muslims.

Origin of Mahound

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Mahoun, Mahound(e), Mahum, from Old French Mahon, short for Mahommet, the Arab prophet Muhammad, whose image was mistakenly thought to be an object of worship; excrescent -d as in astound,compound, and sound;see excrescent

Words nearby Mahound

mahogany family, Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón, mahonia, Mahound, mahout, Mahratta, Mahratti, Mähren, mahseer
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British Dictionary definitions for Mahound

Mahound
/ (məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhuːnd) /

noun

an archaic name for Mohammed

Word Origin for Mahound

C16: from Old French Mahun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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