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Added 9 October 2026

caveat

/ˈkævɪæt/ noun

Latin root: caveat Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about caveat at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A warning against certain acts.
a caveat against unfair practices
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing.
a caveat filed against the probate of a will

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin caveat (“may he/she/it beware”), third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō (“to beware of”). Doublet of show, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”).

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