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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preventative/prɪˈventətɪv/

▶adjective & noun another term for preventive.

– derivatives
preventatively adverb.

'preventative' also found in these Oxford entries:

managed care - prophylactic

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