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14 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• prevention n. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
• prevention n. (Medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (Such as information campaigns, vaccination…
• prevention n. (Obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
• prevention n. (Obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks.
• prevention n. Precaution; forethought.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Finnish
  • prevention n. Genitive singular of preventio.

— English word, defined in French —

• prevention n. Prévention.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• prevention s. Prevención.
• prevention s. Obstáculo, impedimento.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• prevention s. Prevenzione.

— In French —

• prévention n.f. Action de prévenir ; mesure à prendre pour prévenir certains risques.
• prévention n.f. Opinion préconçue, favorable ou défavorable, antérieure…
• prévention n.f. (Droit) État d’un homme prévenu de délit, de crime.
• prévention n.f. Préventive ; détention d’un prévenu.

38 English words from 6 English definitions

access act action and anticipation Any approach before being campaigns especially forethought Genitive going hazards health hindering information intended limit measure Medicine needs Obsolete obstruction Precaution preventing related risks singular state state␣of␣being Such Such␣as The thwarting vaccination wishes

7 English words from 8 foreign definitions

Action crime Droit favorable Opinion pour risques

19 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

antérieure certains défavorable délit détention État homme impedimento mesure Obstáculo préconçue prendre prendre␣pour Prevención prévenir Prévention Préventive prévenu Prevenzione

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

preventions preventional preventionism preventionist preventionists

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

loss␣preventions chemopreventions

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

nonprevention antiprevention loss␣prevention angioprevention chemoprevention photoprevention immunoprevention nanochemoprevention

34 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ent ENT -ent ent- eve Eve EVE even Even even- event ion Ion -ion pre pre- prev preve prevent rev Rev rev. Rev. tio Tio tion -tion ven ven- Ven. vent Vent venti Venti

20 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ERP eve Eve EVE ever ITN neV Nev NEV Nev. neve Neve névé never NOI noit OIt OIT ver ver.

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

pervention provenient

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

noneruptive perventions preventions

6 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

epinetron interpone neopterin peritenon tin-opener tin␣opener

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

presention pretention

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