- (n.) Prejudice; prepossession.
- (n.) The act of going or state of being, before.
- (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access or approach; thwarting.
- (n.) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "prevention" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/prevention/definitions/2049090> |