smoking-prevention
|smok-ing-pre-ven-tion|
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/ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ prɪˈvɛn.ʃən/
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/ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ prɪˈvɛn.ʃən/
stop people from smoking
Etymology
'smoking-prevention' is a modern English compound formed from 'smoking' (the gerund/participle of 'smoke') and 'prevention' (from 'prevent').
'smoking' derives from Old English/West Germanic roots for 'smoke' (related to words meaning the vapor or fumes of burning), and 'prevention' comes from Latin 'praeventio' via Old French/Latin verbs meaning 'to come before' or 'to stop beforehand'; the compound arose in the 20th century with public-health usage.
Individually the elements retained their meanings ('smoking' = act of producing/inhaling smoke; 'prevention' = stopping something), and together the compound acquired the specific public-health sense of measures to stop or reduce smoking.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
programs, policies, or activities aimed at preventing people from starting to smoke or encouraging them not to smoke.
The city launched a new smoking-prevention campaign in schools.
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Adjective 1
designed or intended to prevent smoking (used to modify a noun).
They distributed smoking-prevention materials to parents and teachers.
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Last updated: 2025/11/23 02:10