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caution

noun
/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/UK/ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/US/ˈkɑʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

Recorded since 1297 as Middle English caucioun (“bail, guarantee, pledge”), from Old French caution (“security, surety”), itself from Latin cautiō, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre (“be on one's guard”).

  1. derived from cautiō
  2. derived from caution
  3. inherited from caucioun — “bail, guarantee, pledge”

Definitions

  1. Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger

    Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.

    • take caution
    • have caution
    • exercise great caution

  2. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may…

    A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

    • The guideline expressed caution against excessive radiographic imaging.

  3. Security

    Security; guaranty; bail.

    • The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be vigorously prosecuted.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.

      • Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.
      • ‘You are a caution,’ she said, when she came out. ‘I don't understand you.’

    2. A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.

    3. A yellow card.

    4. To warn

      To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

      • In its May 1965 issue, Life magazine condemned skateboards as a “menace to limb and even to life,” and cautioned readers about riders who “take over the paths made for peaceful strollers.”

    5. To give a yellow card.

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Derived

abundance of caution, cast caution to the wind, cautionary, caution fatigue, caution money, caution to snakes, cautious, competition caution, err on the side of caution, hypercaution, incaution, interview under caution, precaution, throw caution to the wind, toss caution to the wind, cautioner, overcaution

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at caution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at caution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at caution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA