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Word: Preclude
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prɪˈkluːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
prevent from happening; make impossible
Short Definition:prevent from happening
Examples:- the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition
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