self-preservation

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self-preservation

  • /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/

noun

  1. uncountable The instinctive behavior that protects oneself from harm. I'm gonna love me, for the rest of my days / Encourage the babies every time they say / Self-preservation is what's really going on today

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noun self-preservation

日本語自己保存 jiko-hozon
中文自我保護 /自我保护 zìwǒ bǎohù, 自保 zìbǎo
Françaisautoconservation
DeutschSelbsterhaltung, Selbsterhaltungstrieb
Italianoautoconservazione
Ελληνικάαυτοσυντήρηση aftosyntírisi
Русскийсамосохране́ние samosoxranénije

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@misc{self_preservation_2026,
  title = {self-preservation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-preservation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}