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noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
noun the trait of practicing caution in advance
noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
originFrom French précaution, Latin praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum (“to guard against beforehand”); prae (“before”) + cavere (“be on one's guard”). See pre-, and caution.
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