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Uncommonpreventive
The correct spelling is preventive.
How to pronounce preventive
noun
IPA: /pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/
Say it like: Pre-ven-tiv-e
The correct spelling is preventive. A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
- 2.A thing that slows the development of an illness.
- 3.A contraceptive, especially a condom.
adjective
- 1.Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
- 2.Carried out to deter military aggression.
- 3.Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
- 4.Going before; preceding.
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