Kilo Lingo

/ˈmɒnstə/

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Translation

A large, frightening creature in stories, films, and dreams.

Word origin

From Latin monstrum, meaning a strange sign or warning, from monere, to warn.

Origin
Latin
Root
monstrum

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmonsters

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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This word is part of lesson 22.