noun
Meaning 1
A caution or warning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
monition
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /məˈnɪʃn̩/
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noun
Meaning 2
A legal notification of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A sign of impending danger; an omen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: process of monition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: summons, process
noun
Meaning 5
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
- the warning was to beware of surprises
- his final word of advice was not to play with matches
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: admonition, warning, word of advice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advice
Narrower terms: example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson
noun
Meaning 6
a firm rebuke
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: admonition, admonishment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: предупреждение (predupreždenie) — caution or warning
- Finnish: varoitus — caution or warning
- German: Mahnung — caution or warning
- Macedonian: предупредување (predupreduvanje) — caution or warning
- Russian: предупреждение (predupreždenije) — caution or warning
- Serbo-Croatian: savjet — caution or warning
- Serbo-Croatian: opomena — caution or warning
- Serbo-Croatian: upozorenje — caution or warning
- Ottoman Turkish: ایقاظ (ikâz) — caution or warning
- Russian: уведомление (uvedomlenije) — legal notification
- Bulgarian: поличба (poličba) — omen