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The definition of an inoculation is the action of being vaccinated, or is the vaccine.

(noun)

When you go and get a shot so you do not get the measles, this is an example of an inoculation.

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See inoculation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or process of inoculating; esp.,

the injection of a disease agent into an animal or plant, usually to cause a mild form of the disease and build up immunity to it
the putting of bacteria, serum, etc. into soil, a culture medium, etc.

Origin: L inoculatio

See inoculation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
Informal A preemptive advertising tactic in which one party attempts to foresee and neutralize potentially damaging criticism from another party by being the first to confront troublesome issues.

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