Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-preservative

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
self--p-reser-va-tive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to self-preservation.

Etymology

From self- + preservative.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does self-preservative mean?
Of or relating to self-preservation.
Where does self-preservative come from?
From self- + preservative.

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