Definitions for preventable
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. preventableadjective

   capable of being prevented

   "conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard

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1. preventableadjective

   able to be or fit to be prevented

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1. preventable

   Preventable refers to something that can be avoided, stopped or hindered from occurring, especially through prior action, precautions or measures. It typically applies to accidents, diseases, problems, mistakes or even situations that could be controlled to inhibit its development or manifestation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Preventableadjective

   capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preventable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preventable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of preventable in a Sentence

1. Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal:

   Facility outbreaks are not always preventable, but in response to what we have seen in Wanaque, we are taking aggressive steps to minimize the chance they occur among the most vulnerable patients in New Jersey.

2. Linda Fried:

   It’s a high-risk group - the time when really bad health things emerge, and so much of it is completely preventable.

3. Jennifer Slone:

   It would be terrible to get sick when it's so easily preventable, this is more serious than people recognize.

4. Henry Spiller:

   This burden we're putting in the health care system is entirely preventable, these are children who do not need a hospital if not but for the fact that they were accidentally poisoned by medications that were not designed to be taken by them.

5. Recinda Sherman:

   Our work is not even close to being done, because many of these disease are preventable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preventable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preventable
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preventable