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self-perpetuations

self-perpetuations is the plural of self-perpetuation.

Meaning of self-perpetuation

Noun

self-perpetuation (usually uncountable, plural self-perpetuations)

  1. (usually) An act or state of something causing itself to continue to exist.
    • One assumption that virtually all organizational theories and theorists seem to share is that every organization will devote itself to its own self-perpetuation. Experience suggests this assumption is generally well founded.1994, Thomas Jeavons, When the Bottom Line is Faithfulness, page 65

Questions about self-perpetuations

What is self-perpetuations the plural of?
Self-perpetuations is the plural of self-perpetuation.

Words near self-perpetuations in the dictionary

  1. self-perfected
  2. self-perfecting
  3. self-perfects
  4. self-perpetuating
  5. self-perpetuation
  6. self-perpetuations
  7. self-persuasion
  8. self-pity
  9. self-pitying
  10. self-pityingly
  11. self-plagiarism

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