prevention

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English

Etymology

From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/

Noun

prevention (countable and uncountable, plural preventions)

1. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
2. (medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
3. (obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
4. (obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
5. precaution; forethought.
   • 1659, Henry Hammond, A Paraphrase and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament, London: Richard Davis, The Gospel according to S. LUKE, Chapter 14, verse 3, p. 238,^[1]

     And Jesus […] by way of prevention asked a question of the Doctors of the law and Pharisees that were present, saying, Is the working of a cure on a sick man a thing forbidden, and so unlawfull to be done upon a sabbath day?

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• pervention, provenient

Finnish

Noun

prevention

1. genitive singular of preventio