monition

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /moʊˈnɪʃən/ UK /məˈnɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a warning or admonition; a formal notice

The bishop issued a monition against spreading the heretical pamphlet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a warning or admonition; a... warning admonition caution caveat notice

Word family

Related forms monitormonitoryadmonition premonition

Etymology

From Old French monicion, from Latin monitiō ('a reminding, warning'), from monēre ('to warn, advise'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to think').

monitiō Latin monēre Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# monition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /moʊˈnɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /məˈnɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a warning or admonition; a formal notice

## Examples
- The bishop issued a monition against spreading the heretical pamphlet.

## Synonyms
- warning
- admonition
- caution
- caveat
- notice

## Related Forms
- monitor
- monitory
- admonition
- premonition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: monitiō
- Root: monēre
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Old French monicion, from Latin monitiō ('a reminding, warning'), from monēre ('to warn, advise'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to think').

## AI Etymology
Monition comes from Old French monicion, from Latin monitiō ('a reminding, warning'), from monēre ('to warn, advise'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to think'). The etymological trail includes Latin monitiō, Latin monēre, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes monitor, monitory, admonition, premonition. Its current noun use means "a warning or admonition; a formal notice".

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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