"health warning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: health warnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} health warning (plural health warnings)
  1. (UK) An official edict that a particular substance or activity is dangerous, or an expression of such an edict. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-health_warning-en-noun-5FxHuOKb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. (UK, colloquial) An indication or admission that an opinion, statistic, etc. is to be treated with doubt or scepticism. Tags: UK, colloquial Synonyms: disclaimer
    Sense id: en-health_warning-en-noun-z1NwdOJK Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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