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pre·ven·tive
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prɪˈvɛn
tɪv
/
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pri-
ven
-tiv
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adjective
1.
Medicine/Medical
.
of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for
preventing
disease; prophylactic.
2.
serving to
prevent
or hinder:
preventive measures.
noun
3.
Medicine/Medical
.
a drug or other substance for
preventing
disease.
4.
a preventive agent or measure.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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pre·vent·a·tive
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(
for defs. 2, 4
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Origin:
1630–40;
prevent
+
-ive
Related forms
pre·ven·tive·ly,
adverb
pre·ven·tive·ness,
noun
non·pre·ven·tive,
adjective
non·pre·ven·tive·ly,
adverb
non·pre·ven·tive·ness,
noun
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un·pre·vent·a·tive,
adjective
un·pre·ven·tive,
adjective
un·pre·ven·tive·ly,
adverb
un·pre·ven·tive·ness,
noun
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