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overcaution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-cau-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive caution.

Uncountable

verb

To caution excessively.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + caution.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcautions (present, singular) overcautioning (participle, present) overcautioned (participle, past) overcautioned (past)

Synonyms

hypercaution overwarn

Questions

What does overcaution mean?
Excessive caution.
Where does overcaution come from?
From over- + caution.

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