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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.;
- Example: "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"
- Example: "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"
- Example: "we let our guard down"
[syn: precaution, safeguard, guard]

2. the trait of practicing caution in advance;

3. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger;
- Example: "he exercised caution in opening the door"
- Example: "he handled the vase with care"
[syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio,
   fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae
   before + cavere be on one's guard. See Pre-, and
   Caution.]
   1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to
      prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by
      precaution.
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            They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their
            supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J.
                                                  H. Newman.
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   2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good
      or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions
      against accident.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.]
   1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
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   2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "precaution":
   alertness, anticipation, apprehension, attention, canniness, care,
   caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, cover,
   discreetness, discretion, escape, forearming, forebode,
   forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought,
   forethoughtfulness, forewarn, give advance notice, insurance,
   measures, portend, precautions, precautiousness, premonish,
   prenotify, preventive measure, prewarn, protection, providence,
   provision, prudence, safeguard, steps, steps and measures,
   tell in advance, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness