[U] the act of stopping sth bad from happening:
accident / crime prevention * the prevention of disease * a fire prevention officer
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prevention is better than cure (BrE) (AmE an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened
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