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Word: Precaution
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (in the sense ‘prudent foresight’): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae ‘before’ + cavere ‘take heed, beware of’
prɪˈkɔːʃn
priːˈkɔːʃn
a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
Short Definition:measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
Examples:- he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice
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