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phylactic
[ fi-lak-tik ]
adjective
- defending or protecting, especially from disease.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phylactic1
1700–10; < Greek phylaktikós preservative, equivalent to phylakt ( ós ) guarding (verbid of phylássein to guard) + -ikos -ic. See prophylactic
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