caveat
Because it is a word with a single syllable, caveat is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcaveat
- A warning.
Example: "There is at least one caveat in cultivation: you’ll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha."
- A qualification or exemption.
Example: "He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade."
- A formal objection.
- A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
- To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
- To formally object to something.
- To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
- To warn or caution against some event.
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