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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pree-key-vuh, -kah-]
- /priˈkeɪ və, -ˈkɑ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pree-key-vuh, -kah-]
- /priˈkeɪ və, -ˈkɑ-/
Definitions of precava word
- noun plural precava See under vena cava. 1
- noun plural precava (in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart. 1
- noun plural precava either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava or precava) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the other (inferior vena cava or postcava) conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm. 1
- noun precava the superior vena cava, the vein which carries blood from the head, chest and arms back to the heart; more generally, any cranial vena cava 0
- noun precava the superior vena cava of four-limbed vertebrates 0
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Origin of precava
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; pre- + (vena) cava
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Parts of speech for Precava
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
precava popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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