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Definition of save noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

save

noun
 
/seɪv/
 
/seɪv/
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  1. (in football (soccer), etc.) an action by the goalkeeper that stops a goal being scored
    • He made a spectacular save.
    • some great saves from both goalkeepers
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brilliant
    • excellent
    • fine
    verb + save
    • make
    • produce
    • pull off
    preposition
    • save by
    • save from
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    Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th cent.
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