Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preventory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ven-to-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preventive.

Etymology

From prevent + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more preventory (comparative) most preventory (superlative)

Questions

What does preventory mean?
Preventive.
Where does preventory come from?
From prevent + -ory.

How to pronounce preventory

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