Meaning
A large, frightening creature in stories, films, and dreams.
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Word origin
From Latin monstrum, meaning a strange sign or warning, from monere, to warn.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- monstrum
Grammar
Examples
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Monsters belong to stories, not to real life.
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"Monsters" is the plural form.
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People also call a very cruel person a monster.
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