prevention

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noun

Plural noun:

preventions

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
a fire prevention campaign
2.
(countable, uncountable)(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of going, or state of being, before.
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
5.
(countable, uncountable)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, 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?

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From Middle English prevencion, from prēventiō.