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1. (n.) prevention
the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
2. prevention
something that prevents; preventive.
Etymology: (1520–30; < LL)
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| Definition of 'prevention' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prevention, bar
the act of preventing
"there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
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1. (noun) prevention
the act or process of preventing sth
Prevention is better than cure.
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| Definition of 'prevention' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prevention
the act of going, or state of being, before
2. (noun) prevention
anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought
3. (noun) prevention
the act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting
4. (noun) prevention
prejudice; prepossession
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| Definition of 'prevention' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. prevention
1. The security procedures undertaken by the public and private sectors in order to discourage terrorist acts. 2. In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary
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Sense: the act of preventing
a society for the prevention of road accidents.
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 Afrikaans: voorkoming |
 Arabic: مَنْع |
 Bulgarian: предотвратяване |
 Brazilian: prevenção |
 Czech: předcházení, zamezení |
 German: die Verhinderung |
 Danish: forhindring; bekæmpelse |
 Greek: πρόληψη, παρεμπόδιση |
 Spanish: prevención |
 Estonian: vältimine |
 Farsi: جلوگیری |
 Finnish: estäminen |
 French: prévention |
 Hebrew: מְנִיעָה |
 Hindi: रोकथाम |
 Croatian: sprečavanje, prevencija |
 Hungarian: megakadályozás; megelőzés |
 Indonesian: pencegahan |
 Icelandic: hindrun |
 Italian: prevenzione |
 Japanese: 防止 |
 Korean: 예방 |
 Lithuanian: apsaugojimas, kelio užkir |
 Latvian: atturēšana; aizkavēšana; |
 Malay: pencegahan |
 Dutch: het voorkómen |
 Norwegian: vern, (for)hindring, fore |
 Polish: zapobieganie |
 Persian: جلوگیری |
 Pashto: جلوگيرى |
 Portuguese: prevenção |
 Romanian: prevenire |
 Russian: предотвращение |
 Slovak: predchádzanie, zamedzenie |
 Slovenian: preprečitev |
 Serbian: prevencija |
 Swedish: förhindrande |
 Thai: การป้องกัน |
 Turkish: önleme |
 Taiwanese: 阻止 |
 Ukrainian: запобігання; застереження |
 Urdu: ممانعت، روک |
 Vietnamese: hành động ngăn chặn |
 Chinese: 阻止 |
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