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save for

save for preposition: with the exception of.

Preposition

save for

  1. With the exception of
    • It has been little altered over the years save for the addition of a platform awning which rather obscures the arcaded entrance to the booking hall.1957 August, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529

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Questions about save for

What does save for mean?
Save for means with the exception of.
What part of speech is save for?
Save for is a preposition.

Words near save for in the dictionary

  1. save by the bell
  2. save down
  3. save face
  4. save file
  5. save files
  6. save for
  7. save for a rainy day
  8. save harmless
  9. save it
  10. save one's breath
  11. save one's breath to cool one's porridge

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