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prevention

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "prevention" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
3syllables

prevention

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

prevention is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, prevention is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofprevention

1noun
  • The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

    Example: "a fire prevention campaign"

  • Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
  • The act of going, or state of being, before.
  • Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
  • Precaution; forethought.

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