prevention
Use Prevention in a sentence
ʃən noun
1.
the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
2.
a preventive: This serum is a prevention against disease.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of preventing |
| 2. | a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment |
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Prevention
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
As in medical care, the significant resource should be spent on prevention.
Designed and provided outreach and prevention services, including workshops.
However, if you want to prevent getting a raft of payday loans to pay for treatment prevention is easy.
Windows are the best crime-prevention devices of all, if you only bother to look out of them.
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