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- noun Plural form of
prevenance .
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Examples
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It was the early days of their marriage over again: the same good humour, prevenances, merriment, and artless confidence and regard.
Vanity Fair 2006
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It was the early days of their marriage over again: the same good humour, prevenances, merriment, and artless confidence and regard.
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Il s'approcha aussitot de Calciope qu'il embrassa tendrement, combla ensuite Lycurgue de prevenances et parut tres satisfait. "
The Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler 1868
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