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feminine

/se.ky.ʁi.te/

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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

Genderfeminine

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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This word is part of lesson 9.