- preventability
- noun see prevent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preventability
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Preventability — Pre*vent a*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being preventable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preventability — See prevent. * * * … Universalium
preventability — noun a) The condition of being preventable b) The extent to which something is preventable … Wiktionary
preventability — n. ability to be prevented, ability to be averted, ability to be avoided … English contemporary dictionary
preventability — pre·vent·abil·i·ty … English syllables
preventability — prēˌventəˈbiləd.ē, prə̇ˌ , ətē, i noun : the quality or state of being preventable * * * preventabilˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑prevent … Useful english dictionary
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prevent — verb Etymology: Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae + venire to come more at come Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. to be in readiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
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