"self-preservation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/
Etymology: From self- + preservation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|preservation}} self- + preservation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-preservation (uncountable)
  1. The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm. Wikipedia link: self-preservation Tags: uncountable Translations (self-preservation): самосъхранение (samosǎhranenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 自我保護 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我保护 (zìwǒ bǎohù) (Chinese Mandarin), 自保 (zìbǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), sebezáchova [feminine] (Czech), selvopholdelse [common-gender] (Danish), selvopholdelsesdrift [common-gender] (Danish), zelfbehoud [neuter] (Dutch), itsesuojelu (Finnish), autoconservation [feminine] (French), Selbsterhaltung [feminine] (German), Selbsterhaltungstrieb [masculine] (German), önfenntartás (Hungarian), féinchaomhnú [masculine] (Irish), autoconservazione [feminine] (Italian), 自己保存 (jiko-hozon) (alt: しこほぞん) (Japanese), savisauga [feminine] (Lithuanian), instynkt samozachowawczy [masculine] (Polish), самосохране́ние (samosoxranénije) [neuter] (Russian), självbevarelse [common-gender] (Swedish), självbevarelsedrift [common-gender] (Swedish), самозбере́ження (samozberéžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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