präventiv

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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)
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  • Hyphenation: prä‧ven‧tiv

Adjective

präventiv (strong nominative masculine singular präventiver, comparative (uncommon) präventiver, superlative (uncommon) am präventivsten)

  1. preventative

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