Definitions
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
Word origin
From French précaution, Latin praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum (“to guard against beforehand”); prae (“before”) + cavere (“be on one's guard”). See pre-, and caution.
Used in a sentence
“his life was saved by precaution”
“July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.”
“to take precautions against risks of accident”
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01“Safety step”10 letters
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