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precaution |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio fr praecavere praecautum to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on one's guard. See {Pre-}, and {Caution}.] 1. Previous caution or care caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as his life was saved by precaution. They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J. H. Newman. 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act as to take precautions against accident. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: precaution n 1: warding off an impending threat [syn: {safeguard}] 2: the trait of practicing caution in advance 3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {caution}, {care}, {forethought}]
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