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pre⋅ven⋅tion

  [pri-ven-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
2. a preventive: This serum is a prevention against disease.
Origin:
1520–30; < LL praeventiōn- (s. of praeventiō) a forestalling. See prevent, -ion
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pre·ven·tion   (prĭ-věn'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of preventing or impeding.

  2. A hindrance; an obstacle.

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