Meaning

3 senses
  1. A caution or warning.

    Mahnung

    предупреждениеpredupreždenije

  2. A legal notification of something.

    уведомлениеuvedomlenije

  3. A sign of impending danger; an omen.

More definitions
  • 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
  • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  • a firm rebuke

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
caution or warning:
legal notification:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
caution or warning:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warn

From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”).

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Forms

plural: monitions
Singularmonition
Pluralmonitions

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:process of monition
  • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness):admonitionwarningword of advice
  • a firm rebuke:admonitionadmonishment

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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