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Meaning of 'prevention' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prevention [ n.]
- The act of going, or state of being, before.
- Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
- The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- Prejudice; prepossession.

Meaning of 'prevention' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prevention [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of preventing
Example in sentence:
  • money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza;
  • there was no bar against leaving

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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