admonition

Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.

admonition (plural admonitions)

1. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
   • 1892, Plato, Benjamin Jowett, transl., Laws (Plato):

     But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.

• See also Thesaurus:advice

• admonish

• domination

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admonition f (plural admonitions)

1. an admonition, a warning

• “admonition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

admonition c

1. an admonition, a warning

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