commonition

noun

com·​mo·​ni·​tion

ˌkäməˈnishən

plural -s

: admonition

Word History

Etymology

Latin commonition-, commonitio, from commonitus (past participle of commonēre to remind, impress upon, from com- + monēre to remind, warn + -ion-, -io -ion

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