GDict

admonition

.ædmәu'niʃәn4 senses · 77 ms
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noun/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
  1. 1

    A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.countableuncountable

    • But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.
    • Lenin repeats this admonition several times, and its purport is clear.

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