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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cautionary \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a. 1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as cautionary signals. 2. Given as a pledge or as security. He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet. 3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cautionary adj 1: tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: {preventive}, {prophylactic}] 2: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}]
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