 preservation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | |
| Synonyms: | saving preserving | |
| Related terms: | protection self-preservation conservation environmentalism fixation embalmment reservation immobilisation keep | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the condition of being (well or ill) preserved | |
| Related terms: | condition continue | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a process that saves organic substances from decay | |
| Related terms: | process refrigeration embalmment plastination fixation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | |
| Synonyms: | conservation | |
| Related terms: | improvement save | |
| Similar spelling: |
preservationist preservative proscription prescription preserving preservable preserves preserver preserved prescriptive |
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