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Morpheme

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Type

free base

Denotation

deliver from danger, prevent harm, rescue, help, store; preposition denoting “except”

Etymology

Middle English sauf, saven, sauven; Old French sauver; Late Latin salvāre; Latin salvus

Evidence

autosave, lifesaver, lifesaving, quicksave, resave, save, saved, saves, saveworthy, saving, savings, unsaved

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