prevenient

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prevenient - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prevenient \Pre*ven"i*ent\, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]
     Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace
     descending." --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

prevenient - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  prevenient
      adj 1: in anticipation [syn: anticipatory, prevenient]