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Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”). Displaced native Old English nerian.

*Latin: “Save Poland’s borders.” Ed. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
She had no one save Erik. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
"NO DEATH--SAVE IN LIFE" 111 XIII. — The Crack of Doom, Robert Cromie

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