protection
/pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Raincoats give protection from rain."
- "But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…]."
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- Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō 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.