admonition
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English amonicioun, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French amonicion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
Noun
admonition (plural admonitions)
- Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
- 1892, Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett, Laws (Plato):
- But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Related terms
Translations
gentle or friendly reproof
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
admonition f (plural admonitions)
- an admonition, a warning
Further reading
- “admonition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Noun
admonition c
- an admonition, a warning
Declension
Declension of admonition | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | admonition | admonitionen | admonitioner | admonitionerna |
Genitive | admonitions | admonitionens | admonitioners | admonitionernas |
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