"self-perpetuation" meaning in All languages combined

See self-perpetuation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-perpetuations [plural]
Etymology: From self- + perpetuation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|perpetuation}} self- + perpetuation Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-perpetuation (usually uncountable, plural self-perpetuations)
  1. An act or state of something causing itself to continue to exist. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: self-perpetuating [adjective]
    Sense id: en-self-perpetuation-en-noun-2VutNfl4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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