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self-preservation

[ self-prez-er-vey-shuhn, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.

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Origin of self-preservation

First recorded in 1605–15

OTHER WORDS FROM self-preservation

self-pre·serv·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-preservation

self-pollination, self-portrait, self-possessed, self-possession, self-praise, self-preservation, self-pride, self-proclaimed, self-produced, self-professed, self-promotion
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British Dictionary definitions for self-preservation

self-preservation

noun

the preservation of oneself from danger or injury, esp as a basic instinct
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