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Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Missing sense?

Missing sense?

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Latest comment: 4 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Chambers 1908 has "to preserve with care and affection": a figurative sense, possibly? If so, we are missing it. Equinox ◑ 16:57, 17 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Equinox: yes, to protect something from change (formal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:54, 6 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
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