Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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PREVEN'TION, noun The act of going before.
1. Preoccupation; anticipation. [Little used.]
2. The act of hindering; hinderance; obstruction of access or approach.
Prevention of sin is one of the greatest mercies God can vouchsafe.
3. Prejudice; prepossession; a French sense, but not in use in English.
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