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prevention is better than cure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ven-tion is -bet-ter than cure
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Phrases

an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure a stitch in time saves nine better safe than sorry

Frequently Paired Words

an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure a stitch in time saves nine better safe than sorry

Questions

What does prevention is better than cure mean?
It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

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