SAFETY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Safety

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French sauvete, from medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus ‘safe’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈseɪfti
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury

Short Definition:

condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger or injury

Examples:
  • they should leave for their own safety
  • the survivors were airlifted to safety
Definition:

a defensive back who plays in a deep position.

Short Definition:

defensive back who plays in deep position

Definition:

a condom.

Short Definition:

condom

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