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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevenience

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ve-nience
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

preveniences (plural)

Phrases

prevenient grace

Questions

What does prevenience mean?
The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
Where does prevenience come from?
From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).

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