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prevention

[ pri-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
  2. This serum is a prevention against disease.



prevention

/ ±è°ùɪˈ±¹É›²Ôʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of preventing
  2. a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prevention1

1520–30; < Late Latin ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹±ð²Ô³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹±ð²Ô³Ù¾±Å ) a forestalling. See prevent, -ion
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The proceeds fund affordable housing and homelessness prevention initiatives; roughly two years in, the transfer tax has raised more than $632 million.

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Among the workers cut were specialists in maternal health, food safety, and infectious disease prevention, as well as entire review units within the FDA.

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The office said the California Department of Health Care Services would lose $119 million that it intended to use for substance use prevention and other early intervention health services for youth across the state.

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Edison customers are paying more for fire prevention.

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Federal health officials said Friday that cuts to HIV prevention efforts, a key component of many harm reduction programs, are already in motion.

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