Prevention - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪˈvenʃn|  American pronunciation of the word prevention
Brit.  |prɪˈvenʃn|  British pronunciation of the word prevention

noun

- the act of preventing (syn: bar)
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza

Extra examples

Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.

...good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots...

Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents.

Effective crime prevention must be our main goal.

You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).

Prevention is better than cure. посл.

The cream assists in the prevention of skin cancer.

...a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty...

We need to focus more on crime prevention.

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