prevenience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
  2. Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.

Word forms

prevenience preveniences

Etymology

From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).

Derived words

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