Translation
monster
Word origin
From Latin monstrum ('omen, unnatural thing'), from monere ('to warn'): a monster was originally a warning sign from the gods. The related verb monstrare ('to show') gives English demonstrate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- monstrum
- English cognates
- monster, demonstrate
Examples
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The child fears the monster under the bed.
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In the book a monster lives in the sea.
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The monster in the film frightened the children.
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