prevenience
prevenience · preveniences
The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedentThe act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
(countable, uncountable)Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.
Origin
From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).
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Forms
plural: preveniences| Singular | prevenience |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedprevenient grace
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable