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cave canem

American  
[kah-we kah-nem, key-vee key-nuhm, kah-vey] / ˈkɑ wɛ ˈkɑ nɛm, ˈkeɪ vi ˈkeɪ nəm, ˈkɑ veɪ /
Latin.

  1. beware of the dog.

Example Sentences

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The terrible cave canem is written over man's creation.

From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

There had been a note of preparation in General Thomas's remarks,—a "Virginia, cave canem!"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

The dog and the cat here pass their time pleasantly, but the stranger must cave canem.

From In the Yellow Sea by Frith, Henry

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