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Dutch
Etymology
From lijf (“body”) + -s- + behoud (“preservation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lijfsbehoud n (uncountable)
- the physical preservation of (one's) life, bodily survival
In die wanhopige positie telt enkel lijfsbehoud.- In that desperate position only sheer survival counts.
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