Etymology
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admonition (n.)

late 14c., amonicioun "reminding, instruction," from Old French amonicion "admonition, exhortation," from Latin admonitionem (nominative admonitio) "a suggestion, a reminding; an admonition," noun of action from past-participle stem of admonere "to advise, warn" (see admonish). Meaning "caution or warning about future conduct based on past failures" is early 15c. The -d- was restored in French, then (17c.) in English.

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admonish (v.)

mid-14c., amonesten "remind, urge, exhort, warn, give warning," from Old French amonester "urge, encourage, warn" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere "bring to mind, remind (of a debt);" also "warn, advise, urge," from ad "to," here probably with frequentative force (see ad-) + monere "to admonish, warn, advise," from PIE *moneie- "to make think of, remind," suffixed (causative) form of root *men- (1) "to think."

The -d- was restored on Latin model in English as in French (Modern French admonester). The ending was influenced by words in -ish (such as astonish, abolish). Related: Admonished; admonishing. Latin also had commonere "to remind," promonere "to warn openly," submonere "to advise privately" (source of summon).

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Definitions of admonition

admonition (n.)
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness);
a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
Synonyms: monition / warning / word of advice
admonition (n.)
a firm rebuke;
Synonyms: admonishment / monition
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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