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admonition
 
SYLLABICATION:ad·mo·ni·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  dm-nshn
NOUN:1. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof. 2. Cautionary advice or warning.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonition, from Latin admoniti, admonitin-, from admonitus, past participle of admonre, to admonish. See admonish.
 
 
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