单词 | prevential |
释义 | preventialadj. Precautionary; that prevents something from occurring or being done; = preventional adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] checking1548 preclusory1609 preclusivea1626 preventivea1626 preventional1647 preventative1655 prevential1657 prohibitory1767 prohibitive1811 1657 T. Burton Diary 28 Apr. (1828) II. 56 A prevential provision is as fit in such cases as in physic. a1714 F. Moore Vox Stellarum (1795) 45 The Moon, that represents the common Sort of People, is in a Sextile of Mars, and, at the prevential Full Moon, was in Opposition of Mercury. 1922 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 19 Sept. 3/5 (heading) Governor urges observance of fire prevential week. 1964 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 June 8/6 Thirteen years of service as a Professor of Prevential Medicine in the University College, Ibadan. 2003 FDCH Polit. Transcripts (Nexis) 29 Apr. We decided that a prevential health emergency should be declared in order to mobilize the full resources of the province of Ontario. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1657 |
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