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prevention

/pr/I/'v/E/n/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the act of preventing

    noun.act

    Examples
    Money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza.
    Synonyms bar

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. The act of going, or state of being, before.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

preventpreventabilitypreventablepreventativepreventerpreventinglypreventionalpreventivepreventive attackpreventive medicinepreventive strikepreventively

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