Preventive

Definition: Meaning of, preventive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prɪˈvɛntɪv /

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also preventative [only before noun]

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preventive used in phrases

preventive attack (noun)
1. a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
preventive detention (noun)
1. British English law a system in which people who are guilty of many crimes are kept in prison for a long time
preventive medicine (noun)
1. medical treatment, advice, and health education that is designed to prevent disease happening rather than cure it
preventive strike (noun)
1. a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
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Parts of Speech: noun

small usually shrubby conifers

preventive attack