"preventional" meaning in English

See preventional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more preventional [comparative], most preventional [superlative]
Etymology: From prevention + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prevention|al}} prevention + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} preventional (comparative more preventional, superlative most preventional)
  1. preventive.
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