| NOUN | act | preservation, saving | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
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| state | preservation | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved | |
| process | preservation | a process that saves organic substances from decay | |
| event | preservation, conservation | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change |
| Sounds | preh.zervey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The activity of protecting something from loss or danger. | |
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| Synonym | saving | |
| Narrower | conservation | The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources |
| environmentalism | The activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction | |
| immobilization, immobilisation | fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing | |
| reservation | The act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion | |
| self-preservation | preservation of yourself from harm | |
| Broader | protection | The activity of protecting someone or something |
| Spanish | preservación | |
| Catalan | preservació | |
| Verbs | preserve | keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
| preserve | maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | |
| Meaning | The condition of being (well or ill) preserved. | |
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| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Verbs | preserve | keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Meaning | A process that saves organic substances from decay. | |
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| Narrower | embalmment | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams / balsams and drugs and other chemicals |
| fixation, fixing | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | |
| plastination | A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues | |
| refrigeration, infrigidation | The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Meaning | An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change. | |
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| Synonym | conservation | |
| Broader | improvement, betterment, advance | A change for the better |
| Spanish | conservación, preservación | |
| Catalan | conservació | |
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