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defense
What does defense mean?
defense (noun): protection from harm.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use defense in a sentence?
- Sanitation is the best defense against disease. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does defense come from?
From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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protection from harm
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