Meaning of WARNING
| Pronunciation: | | 'worning
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- [n] cautionary advice
- [n] a message informing of danger
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| | Synonyms: | | admonition, monition, word of advice |
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| | See Also: | | advice, alarmism, alert, alerting, caution, caveat, deterrent example, example, false alarm, forewarning, informing, lesson, making known, object lesson, premonition, strategic warning, tactical warning, threat | |
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\Warn"ing\, a.
Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a
warning voice.
That warning timepiece never ceased. --Longfellow.
{Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel
which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes.
\Warn"ing\, n.
1. Previous notice. ``At a month's warning.'' --Dryden.
A great journey to take upon so short a warning.
--L'Estrange.
2. Caution against danger, or against faults or evil
practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
Could warning make the world more just or wise.
--Dryden.
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