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postvention

postvention noun: an intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.

Noun

postvention (plural postventions)

  1. An intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.

Forms of postvention

pluralpostventions

Origin of postvention

Blend of post- + intervention.

Questions about postvention

What does postvention mean?
Postvention means an intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.
What part of speech is postvention?
Postvention is a noun.
What is the plural of postvention?
The plural of postvention is postventions.

Words near postvention in the dictionary

  1. postvaricellar
  2. postvasectomy
  3. postvelar
  4. postvelars
  5. postvenereal
  6. postvention
  7. postventions
  8. postventitious
  9. postventral
  10. postventricular
  11. postverbal

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