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Preventative

//pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of preventive. alt-of, alternative

    "1920, Lillien Jane Martin, Mental hygiene: two years' experience of a clinical psychologist, Warwick &York (1920), p. 78, "That part of mental hygiene which has a prophylactic character falls into two classes, group preventative mental hygiene […]""

Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease wordnet
  2. 2
    tending to prevent or hinder wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of preventive. alt-of, alternative

    "The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery."

  2. 2
    an agent or device intended to prevent conception wordnet
  3. 3
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome wordnet
  4. 4
    remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease wordnet

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