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/se.ky.ʁi.te/
Translation
security, safety
Word origin
From Latin securitas, securitatem ('freedom from care, safety'), from securus ('free from care'), from se- ('without') and cura ('care').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- securitas (securitatem)
- English cognates
- security, secure, sure
Grammar
Examples
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Children's safety comes before everything else.
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He has been working in security for ten years.
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Security cameras have been installed everywhere.
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The safety of children must always come first.
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Put on your seatbelt before I start driving.
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