"prevention" meaning in English

See prevention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /prɪˈvɛnʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prevention.wav [UK] Forms: prevention [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of preventing something or hindering it; when someone or something is stopped from getting close, getting inside, or doing something.
    Sense id: simple-prevention-en-noun-qZKTPUsL
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    },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre‧ven‧tion",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We built a wall to help the prevention of an attack on the city."
        }
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    },
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      "sampa": "/pr`I\"vEnS@n/"
    },
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    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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