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/ˈmonstɾwo/
Translation
monster
Word origin
From Latin monstrum ('portent, monster'), from monere ('to warn'). The same root gives English monster and the verb to demonstrate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- monstrum
- English cognates
- monster, demonstrate
Grammar
Examples
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The child is afraid of the monster under the bed.
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The monster in the film was enormous and green.
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That man is a monster, he killed three people.
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In the story there is a monster that lives in the forest.
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I don't want to watch any more monster films tonight.
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