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   precaution

   /prɪˈkɔːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening: "he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice"
   • ▪ contraception: "we never took precautions"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘prudent foresight’): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae ‘before’ + cavere ‘take heed, beware of’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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