prevenient

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pri vēn′yənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pre•ven•ient  (pri vēn′yənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. coming before; antecedent.
  2. anticipatory.
  • Latin praevenient- (stem of praeveniēns) coming before, present participle of praevenīre to anticipate. See pre-, convenient
  • 1600–10
prev•e•nance  (prev′ə nəns),USA pronunciation pre•ven•ience  (pri vēn′yəns),USA pronunciation n.  pre•ven′ient•ly, adv. 

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