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Webster 1913 Edition

Warning

Warn′ing

,
Adj.
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

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Warning

WARNING

,
ppr.
Cautioning against danger; admonishing; giving notice to; summoning to meet or appear.

WARNING

,
Noun.
1.
Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger.
Could warning make the world more just or wise.
Hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. Ezekiel 3.
2.
Previous notice; as a short warning. He had a months warning.

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