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[ noun ] cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Rebs who owned slaves occasionally would include in their letters admonitions or greetings to members of the Negro community .

(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)

The girls are prone to dress far more flamboyantly than their counterparts out of town , and eye_shadow , mascara , and elaborate bouffant hairdos - despite the admonitions of cautious guidance personnel - are not unknown even in early morning classes .

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advice example caution warn

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[ noun ] a firm rebuke

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rebuke admonish

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