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prot

prot is the clipping of protection.

Meaning of protection

Noun

protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)

  1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
    • Raincoats give protection from rain.
  2. The state of being safe.
  3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
  4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
  5. Coverage.
  6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

See all 10 meanings of protection

Noun capitalized: Prot

Prot (plural Prots)

  1. (slang) A Protestant.
    • The rarest species was a Protestant although I'd bet that the majority of Ivy League rockheads in the 1950s were Prots.2015, Edward A. Hagan, To Vietnam in Vain: Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970, page 46

Forms of prot

pluralProts

Questions about prot

What does prot mean?
Prot means a Protestant.
What is prot the clipping of?
Prot is the clipping of protection.
What part of speech is prot?
Prot is a noun.
What is the plural of prot?
The plural of prot is Prots.

Words near prot in the dictionary

  1. prosurvival
  2. prosy
  3. prosyllogism
  4. prosyllogisms
  5. prosyllogistic
  6. prot
  7. prot-
  8. Prot.
  9. protacadherin
  10. protacanthopterygian
  11. protacanthopterygians

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