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Prevenancy

Prev"e*nan*cy\, n. The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness. [Obs.] --Sterne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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