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reprimand (n.)
1630s, from French réprimande (16c.), from French reprimende "reproof," from Latin reprimenda "that is to be repressed" (as in reprimenda culpa "fault to be checked"), fem. singular of reprimendus, gerundive of reprimere "hold back, curb," figuratively "check, confine, restrain, refrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + premere "to press, hold fast, cover, crowd, compress" (from PIE root *per- (4) "to strike"). Spelling influenced in French by mander "to summon."
reprimand (v.)
1680s, from reprimand (n.) or else from French réprimander (17c.), from réprimande. Related: Reprimanded; reprimanding.
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Definitions of reprimand from WordNet
Dictionary entries near reprimand
repress
repressed
repression
repressive
reprieve
reprimand
reprint
reprisal
reprise
repro
reproach