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pre·mu·ni·tion
\ˌprēmyəˈnishən\ noun
also pre·mu·ni·ty \prēˈmyünəd.ē\
(plural premunitions also premunities)
Etymology: premunition from Latin praemunition-, praemunitio fortification in advance, from praemunitus (past participle of praemunire to fortify in front or beforehand, from prae- pre- + munire to fortify) + -ion-, -io -ion; premunity from premune + -ity — more at munition
1. archaic : premonition
2.
a. archaic : an advance provision of protection (as against military attack)
b. : resistance to a disease due to the existence of its causative agent in a state of physiological equilibrium in the host
c. : immunity to a particular infection due to the previous presence of the causative agent in the host |