PRECAUTION
\pɹɪkˈɔːʃən], \pɹɪkˈɔːʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PRECAUTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the trait of practicing caution in advance
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a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
By Princeton University
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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
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A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
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To warn or caution beforehand.
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To take precaution against.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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