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protective
adj
    1. Giving or designed to give protection.
      Example: protective clothing
      Thesaurus: sheltering, shielding, defensive, covering, safeguarding, insulating.
    2. Inclined or tending to protect.
      Thesaurus: maternal, motherly, fatherly, paternal, careful, jealous, vigilant, warm, custodial.
noun
    1. Something which protects.
    2. A condom.
Derivative: protectively
adverb
    Derivative: protectiveness
    noun


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