caveat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin verb form caveat (“‘he may beware of’”) caveō (“‘I beware of’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

caveat (plural caveats)

1. a warning
2. a qualification or exemption
3. (law) a notice requesting a postponement of a court proceedings

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• caveat emptor

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[edit] Verb

caveat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō.