cave canem

[ kah-we kah-nem; English key-vee key-nuhm, kah-vey ]

/ ˈkɑ wɛ ˈkɑ nɛm; English ˈkeɪ vi ˈkeɪ nəm, ˈkɑ veɪ /

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Latin.

beware of the dog.

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How to use cave canem in a sentence

The famous Cave Canem, too, the only mosaic that remains intact, has been twice removed from its original emplacement.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
On the threshold was a dog in mosaic, with the inscription ‘Cave canem’—now in the museum at Naples.
Cities of the Dawn|J. Ewing Ritchie
The legend Cave canem bears a deeper meaning now than it did in the inlaid pavements of Pompeian vestibules.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873|Various
“Cave canem,” whispered Bracebridge, as he espied the watchdog lying on the porch of the house.
'As Gold in the Furnace'|John E. Copus

The inscription on the threshold should have been ‘Cave canem.’
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke