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Preservation

Preservation Meaning & Definition
Preservation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Preservation?

[n] the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
[n] an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
[n] the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

Synonyms | Synonyms for Preservation: conservation | saving

Related Terms | Find terms related to Preservation:

See Also | advance | betterment | condition | conservation | embalmment | fixation | fixing | improvement | protection | reservation | self-preservation | status

Preservation In Webster's Dictionary

\Pres`er*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]servation.] The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation. Give us particulars of thy preservation. --Shak.

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