safety

Definitions


[ˈseɪfti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury
(e.g: they should leave for their own safety)

- a defensive back who plays in a deep position

- a condom


Phrases:
- safety first
- there's safety in numbers

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




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