Added 9 October 2026
protected
/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about protected at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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defended
legally protected
- Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
verb
- simple past and past participle of protect