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- Latin · calque ofabundans cautela
- English todayabundance of caution
Calque of Latin abundans cautela. See also the direct borrowing ex abundante cautela.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
abundance of caution
Today it means: Caution used to justify preemptive measures that are likely not strictly necessary. Full definition →
Latin abundans cautela