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TUTELAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tutelar mean?
• TUTELAR (adjective)
The adjective TUTELAR has 1 sense:
1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
Familiarity information: TUTELAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
Synonyms:
Context example:
tutelary gods
Similar:
protective (intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind)
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"Shared grief is half grief" (Dutch proverb)