admonition
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
Noun [edit]
admonition (plural admonitions)
- Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
- 1892, Plato, Laws (Plato):
- But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.
- 1892, Plato, Laws (Plato):
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:advice
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
gentle or friendly reproof
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
admonition f
- an admonition, a warning
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
admonition c
- an admonition, a warning
Declension [edit]
Declension of admonition
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | admonition | admonitionen | admonitioner | admonitionerna |
| genitive | admonitions | admonitionens | admonitioners | admonitionernas |