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protectiveness
Variant of protective
adjective
- protecting, or serving, intended, or alleged to protect: a protective gesture, protective custody
- Econ. serving or intended to protect domestic products, industries, etc. in competition with foreign products, industries, etc.: a protective tariff
Related Forms:
- protectively adverb
- protectiveness noun
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