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incaution

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[in-kaw-shuhn] / ɪnˈkɔ ʃən /

noun

  1. lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.

Etymology

Origin of incaution

First recorded in 1705–15; in- 3 + caution

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Incaution on the scale that Kazan has practiced it is now a rarity, not only in the arts but everywhere else in our public life.

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