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precaution

precaution is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
  2. 2.To warn or caution beforehand. Locke.
  3. 3.To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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