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preservation

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As a noun, preservation means the act of preserving.

Meanings of preservation

5 meanings

noun

  1. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

  2. The state of being preserved, how something has survived.

  3. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger

    Similar: saving

  4. A process that saves organic substances from decay

  5. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

    Similar: conservation

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
saving
noun: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss…
conservation

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