Hyphenation of precautionary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precautionary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of precautionary:

1.	Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure Gave precautionary advice I would take precautionary steps to keep him away

Synonyms of precautionary:

adj	precautional, preventive, preventative

Last hyphenations of this language

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