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noun, feminine

protection

/pʁɔ.tɛk.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/pʁɔ.tɛk.sjɔ̃/plural: protections

protection; protection (means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease)

Near-synonym: défense

Synonyms: défense

Inherited from Old French protection, itself borrowed from Late Latin prōtectiō, prōtectiōnis (“a covering over”), from prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”).