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prevenience

prevenience noun: the act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.

Noun

prevenience (countable and uncountable, plural preveniences)

  1. (Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
  2. (Methodism) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.

Forms of prevenience

pluralpreveniences

Origin of prevenience

From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).

Words formed from prevenience

Questions about prevenience

What does prevenience mean?
Prevenience means the act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
What part of speech is prevenience?
Prevenience is a noun.
What is the plural of prevenience?
The plural of prevenience is preveniences.

Words near prevenience in the dictionary

  1. prevenception
  2. prevene
  3. prevened
  4. prevenes
  5. prevenge
  6. prevenience
  7. preveniences
  8. prevenient
  9. prevenient grace
  10. preveniently
  11. prevening

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