"precautionary" meaning in All languages combined

See precautionary on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-precautionary.wav Forms: more precautionary [comparative], most precautionary [superlative]
Etymology: From precaution + -ary. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|precaution|ary}} precaution + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj}} precautionary (comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution. Translations (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution): предпазен (predpazen) (Bulgarian), précautionneux (French), vorsorglich (German), cautelare (Italian), precauzionale (Italian), preventivo (Spanish), precautorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-precautionary-en-adj-5U3fOVEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ary, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-precautionary.wav Forms: precautionaries [plural]
Etymology: From precaution + -ary. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|precaution|ary}} precaution + -ary Head templates: {{en-noun}} precautionary (plural precautionaries)
  1. (obsolete) A precaution. Tags: obsolete
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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