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PRECLUSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preclusion mean?
• PRECLUSION (noun)
The noun PRECLUSION has 1 sense:
1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Familiarity information: PRECLUSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
forestalling; obviation; preclusion
Hypernyms ("preclusion" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Derivation:
preclude (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)
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