admonition
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]admonition (plural admonitions)
- Reproof; a verbal statement by an authority that one has erred or may err and should not persist; 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
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]gentle or friendly reproof
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Noun
[edit]admonition f (plural admonitions)
- an admonition, a warning
Further reading
[edit]- “admonition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]admonition c
- an admonition, a warning
Declension
[edit]| Declension of admonition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | admonition | admonitionen | admonitioner | admonitionerna |
| Genitive | admonitions | admonitionens | admonitioners | admonitionernas |
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