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phylactic

[ fi-lak-tik ]

adjective

  1. 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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phylacteryPhylakopi