behoud
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.
Noun
[edit]behoud n (uncountable)
- preservation, conserving, conservation
- Zij zetten zich in voor het behoud van hun taal.
- They stand up for the preservation of their language.
- De overheid zag strikte neutraliteit als noodzakelijk "tot behoud en welvaart des lands en tot behoud van de vrede".
- The government saw strict neutrality as requisite "for the preservation and welfare of the country and for preserving the peace".
- (religion) salvation
- Synonym: heil
- (dated) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy
- Dit viel niet in goede aarde bij de krachten van het behoud.
- This did not go down well among the forces of conservatism.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]behoud
- inflection of behouden:
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]behoud
- Alternative form of behofþe
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