English Explanatory Dictionary

protection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
  2. The state of being safe.
  3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
  4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
  5. Coverage.
  6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
  7. A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
  8. Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
  9. An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
  10. Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/ en-us-protection.ogg

Word forms

protection protections

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Late Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Late Latin tegō Late Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin prōtēctiōder. Old Frenchbor. Middle English English protection From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes. Equivalent to protect + -ion.

Synonyms

adult protection

Related words

protect

Derived words

antiprotection atheroprotection autoprotection axoprotection bioprotection bronchoprotection cardioprotection cerebroprotection chemoprotection chondroprotection close protection copy protection crossprotection cryoprotection cyberprotection cytoprotection data protection deposit protection deprotection ecoprotection environmental protection excitoprotection extreme risk protection order gastroprotection geroprotection glioprotection hepatoprotection heteroprotection immunoprotection lightning protection system lipoprotection mechanoprotection Mickey Mouse Protection Act mucoprotection multiprotection myeloprotection natural protection nephroprotection neuroprotection nonprotection oligoprotection organoprotection osmoprotection osteoprotection otoprotection overprotection ovoprotection photoprotection physical memory protection phytoprotection police protection protectional protectionary protection course protectionism protectionist protectionless protection money protection proxy protection racket
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