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obviation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun obviation has 1 sense
- obviation(n = noun.act) forestalling, preclusion - the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively; Array is a kind of bar, prevention
Derived forms verb obviate2, verb obviate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
obviation, n.
The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated. [1913 Webster]
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