Word of the Day:
prevention
What It Means
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
The act of going, or state of being, before.
a fire prevention campaign
Prevention in Context
“Whatever cures are known, and preventions that are practiced now, could have been common knowledge centuries ago.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.
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