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Definition of prevention noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prevention

noun

NAmE//prɪˈvɛnʃn//

[uncountable]

the act of stopping something bad from happening accident/crime prevention the prevention of disease a fire prevention officer

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an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure (saying)

it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

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