Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: prevention
IPA transcription: [pɹiv'ɛnʃən]
Pronunciations of prevention
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: prevention, bar
    Meaning: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Usage examples
  • None of these acts made it an offense to prevent conception--all of them provided punishment for anyone disseminating information concerning the prevention of conception.
  • In order that the principles of prevention may receive their fullest application during pregnancy, labor, and the lying-in period, it is also advisable that intelligent women should possess some knowledge of the Reproductive Process in human beings.
  • The author foresaw what parts might be expected to meet with the objection of the censor, and for that reason he softened them by way of prevention, modified them slightly, or contented himself with innuendo and allusion to what really wanted to flow from his pen.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Alzheimer's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Omayra Sánchez, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Schizophrenia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording American football, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Crash test dummy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording First Amendment to the United States Constitution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Laika, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bill Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0