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Monroeisms

Monroeisms is the plural of Monroeism.

Meaning of Monroeism

Noun

Monroeism (countable and uncountable, plural Monroeisms)

  1. (historical, uncountable) Synonym of Monroe Doctrine: the United States policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.
    Synonyms:
    Monroe Doctrine
  2. (countable, informal) An amusing, playfully naive remark by American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962).
    • Of her favorite “number by Beethoven”—“I'm afraid I'm not very good at numbers.” Of her admiration for the Renaissance—“Of course, if I had lived in the Renaissance, I would be dead now.” Such Monroeisms prompt Mr. Zolotow to remind us of Punch’s quip: “Timon is a girl’s best friend.”1960 December 3, M. S. Evans, “Books in Brief”, in National Review, volume IX, number 22, pages 354–355

Questions about Monroeisms

What is Monroeisms the plural of?
Monroeisms is the plural of Monroeism.

Words near Monroeisms in the dictionary

  1. Monroe Doctrine
  2. Monroe piercing
  3. Monroe piercings
  4. Monroecreekian
  5. Monroeism
  6. Monroeisms
  7. Monroeist
  8. Monroeistic
  9. Monroeists
  10. Monroemania
  11. Monroesque

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