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safety noun [ ˈseɪfti ]

• the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
• "they should leave for their own safety"
Similar: welfare, well-being, protection, security, harmlessness, lack of side effects,
Opposite: danger,
• a defensive back who plays in a deep position.
• a condom.
Origin: Middle English: from Old French sauvete, from medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus ‘safe’.

safety first

• used to advise caution.

there's safety in numbers

• being in a group of people makes you feel more confident or secure about taking action.



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