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save2

Syllabification: (save)

Pronunciation: /sāv/

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Definition of save

preposition & conjunction

formal or literary

except; other than:no one needed to know save herself the kitchen was empty save for Boris

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French sauf, sauve, from Latin salvo, salva (ablative singular of salvus 'safe'), used in phrases such as salvo jure, salva innocentia 'with no violation of right or innocence'