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/mɔ̃stʁ/
Translation
monster
Word origin
From Latin monstrum ('an omen, a portent, a marvel'), from monere ('to warn'). A monstrum was originally a divine warning sign, and the same root gives English monster, demonstrate and remonstrate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- monstrum
- English cognates
- monster, demonstrate, remonstrance
Grammar
Examples
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The children are scared of monsters under the bed.
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That leader was a monster without any pity.
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The film tells the story of a sea monster.
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My son is scared of a monster hidden under his bed.
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This horror film features a monster from the bottom of the sea.
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