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proviso

n.
US //pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ// UK //pɹəvˈaɪzəʊ// pro·vi·so
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

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