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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛvɛnˈtiːf/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeːvɛnˈtiːf/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: prä‧ven‧tiv
Adjective
präventiv (strong nominative masculine singular präventiver, comparative (uncommon) präventiver, superlative (uncommon) am präventivsten)
- preventative
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