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preventability

preventability noun: the condition of being preventable.

Noun

preventability (countable and uncountable, plural preventabilities)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being preventable
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is preventable

Forms of preventability

pluralpreventabilities

Origin of preventability

From prevent + -ability.

Questions about preventability

What does preventability mean?
Preventability means the condition of being preventable.
What part of speech is preventability?
Preventability is a noun.
What is the plural of preventability?
The plural of preventability is preventabilities.

Words near preventability in the dictionary

  1. prevening
  2. prevent
  3. prevent defense
  4. prevent defenses
  5. preventabilities
  6. preventability
  7. preventable
  8. preventableness
  9. preventables
  10. preventably
  11. preventative

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