precaution

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
    the trait of practicing caution in advance
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

Word Origin

precaution (n.)
c. 1600, from French précaution (16c.) and directly from Late Latin praecautionem (nominative praecautio) "a safeguarding," from past participle stem of Latin praecavere "to guard against beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + cavere "to be one's own guard" (see caution (n.)). The verb meaning "to warn (someone) in advance" is from c. 1700.

Synonym

Example

1. Swimming and fishing were banned as a precaution .
2. Their customers may , as a precaution , also switch part of their orders to smaller rivals .
3. The park closed the campground as a precaution .
4. As a precaution , scientists are monitoring radioactivity in the air .
5. Emergency workers were evacuated as a precaution .

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