PRECLUSION

obviation, forestalling, preclusion

(noun) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

preclusion (countable and uncountable, plural preclusions)

(countable) The act of precluding.

(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.

Synonyms

• obviation

• prevention

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*clu"sion, n. Etym: [L. praeclusio. See Preclude.]

Definition: The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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