Preservation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
- a process that saves organic substances from decay
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change (syn: conservation)
Extra examples
The fossil was well preserved.
These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources.
They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens.
The peaches are preserved in syrup.
Salt can be used to preserve meat.
Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing.
The military was once an all-male preserve.
The cathedral is in a poor state of preservation.
Eliot campaigned for the preservation of London's churches.
We are working for the preservation of the environment.
The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation.
...supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened...
It is desirable that the preservation of accidentals should be seen in proper perspective.
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