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PROTECTIVE

\pɹətˈɛktɪv], \pɹətˈɛktɪv], \p_ɹ_ə_t_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of PROTECTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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showing a care; "a caring mother"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

showing a care; "a caring mother"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Serving to keep safe; defensive; serving to foster home industries; as, a protective tariff.
Protectively.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Affording or suitable for protection; sheltering.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Oiled silk used in surgery for its waterproof qualities.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Affording protection against disease or injury; as a n., a waterproof material to be placed in direct contact with a wound in antiseptic treatment. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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