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ad·mo·ni·tion
/
ˌæd
məˈnɪʃ
ən
/
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ad-m
uh
-
nish
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uh
n
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noun
1.
an act of
admonishing
.
2.
counsel, advice, or caution.
3.
a gentle reproof.
4.
a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.
Origin:
1350–1400;
<
Latin
admonitiōn-
(stem of
admonitiō
); see
ad-
,
monition
; replacing
late Middle English
amonicioun
<
Anglo-French
<
Latin;
see
admonish
Related forms
pre·ad·mo·ni·tion,
noun
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admonish
(ədˈmɒnɪʃ)
—
vb
1.
to reprove firmly but not harshly
2.
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin
admonestāre
(unattested), from Latin
admonēre
to put one in mind of, from
monēre
to advise]
ad'monisher
—
n
ad'monitor
—
n
admonition
—
n
ad'monitory
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
admonition
late 14c., from O.Fr. admonition, from L. admonitionem (nom. admonitio), noun of action from admonere (see
admonish
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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This
admonition
comes to mind when I read the recent criticism of oil company
profits.
But the caveat emptor
admonition
is one that has endured.
Perhaps because you disregarded my next and final
admonition
.
To some students, that
admonition
may have seemed like empty bluster.
The parties have recommended that
admonition
by disciplinary counsel is the appropriate sanction in this matter.
Advice on how to avoid danger abounds: "Drink plenty of water and walk real slow" is a typical
admonition
.
It's an
admonition
the adults in charge should heed as well.
Few rules of contemporary society seem more unanimous right now than the strict
admonition
against using a smartphone at mealtime.
Remember Lincoln's
admonition
about opening one's mouth and proving the fool.
Admonition
is a form of non-public discipline that does not limit the lawyer's right to practice.
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