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ob·vi·a·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
obviation, forestalling, preclusionnoun
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
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obviationnoun
The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
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obviation
Obviation is a grammatical mechanism in some languages used to distinguish between multiple third-person referents in a sentence or discourse. It ensures clarity by distinguishing between a "primary" or "proximate" third-person referent, which is the focus of the discourse or sentence, and one or more secondary or "obviative" referents. In essence, it helps to resolve potential ambiguities that could arise when referring to multiple 'he', 'she' or 'it' in a conversation or text.
Webster Dictionary
Obviationnoun
the act of obviating, or the state of being obviated
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obviation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obviation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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