"fair warning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fair warnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fair warning (plural fair warnings)
  1. (set phrase) A friendly warning of something undesirable.
    Sense id: en-fair_warning-en-noun-lBY6X8~U
  2. (set phrase, auctions) A warning issued shortly before the close of bidding. Related terms (auctions): last call Translations (Translations): 禮貌提醒一下 /礼貌提醒一下 (lǐmào tíxǐng yīxià) (Chinese Mandarin), 友好提醒一下 (yǒuhǎo tíxǐng yīxià) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-fair_warning-en-noun-gBMV3BWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'auctions': 42 58 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 15 85

Inflected forms

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