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  • 131reprimand — rep•ri•mand [[t]ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, ˌmɑnd[/t]] n. 1) a severe rebuke, esp. a formal or official one 2) to reprove or rebuke severely • Etymology: 1630–40; < F réprimande, MF reprimend < L reprimenda that is to be repressed, neut. pl. ger. of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 132monster — [13] Monster originated as a word for a ‘divine omen or warning’. It goes back via Old French monstre to Latin mōnstrum, a derivative of the verb monēre ‘warn’. From its original sense ‘warning of misfortune, evil omen’, mōnstrum was transferred… …

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