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preservation

pre·ser·va·tion

UK/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌpɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

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2.

the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

3.

a process that saves organic substances from decay

4.

an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

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Origin

From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

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