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PRECLUSION

\pɹɪklˈuːʒən], \pɹɪklˈuːʒən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_k_l_ˈuː_ʒ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PRECLUSION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of preventing or of shutting out.
Preclusively.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Preclusively.
Act of precluding or hindering: state of being precluded.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

n. Act of precluding or state of being precluded ; a shutting out.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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