Meanings
nounpreclusion (countable and uncountable, plural preclusions)
plural preclusions
- countableThe act of precluding.
- uncountableThe condition of being precluded.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinpraecludo
- Latinpraeclusio, praeclusionis
- Englishpreclusion
Borrowed from Latin praeclusio, praeclusionis, from Latin praecludo.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian предотвратяване
- предотвратяване (predotvratjavane)act
Finnish poissulkeminen, poissulkeminen
- poissulkeminenact
- poissulkeminencondition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with preclusion
conclusionfusioninclusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusiontransfusionextrusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusioncontusionVenusianabusion
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
preclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclusion
MLA
“preclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preclusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclusion.
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