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| de·ter·rent [ di túr ənt, di túrrənt ] |
noun (plural de·ter·rents) |
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1. something that deters: something that deters somebody or something
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2. weapons that deter attack: weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, held as a retaliatory threat
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adjective |
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acting to deter: capable of deterring somebody or something
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