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warning
adjective
noun
Serving to warn
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adjective
Serving to warn
“Shook a monitory finger at him”
noun
A message informing of danger
“A warning that still more bombs could explode”
noun
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
“A letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality”
noun
Notification of something, usually in advance
“They gave little warning of their arrival”
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Shook a monitory finger at him
An exemplary jail sentence
A warning that still more bombs could explode
A letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
The warning was to beware of surprises
His final word of advice was not to play with matches
They gave little warning of their arrival
She had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin
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