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Defences
[
dih-
fens
]
de·fence
/
dɪˈfɛns
/
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[
dih-
fens
]
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noun,
verb
(used with object),
-fenced,
-fenc·ing.
Chiefly British
.
defense.
Related forms
de·fence·a·ble,
adjective
de·fence·less,
adjective
de·fence·less·ly,
adverb
de·fence·less·ness,
noun
pre·de·fence,
noun
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