preservation
Americannoun
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the act or process of keeping something in existence.
The creation, stabilization, and preservation of quality long-term affordable housing is a critical step in maintaining a healthy community.
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the act or process of keeping something safe from damage or deterioration.
The facilities include air-conditioned storage vaults for optimum preservation of the historic film archive.
The natural growth of population continuously presents problems for the preservation of the environment.
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the process of preparing food or other perishables to resist spoilage or decomposition.
Historic techniques of food preservation include drying, smoking, pickling, and salting.
Other Word Forms
- nonpreservation noun
Etymology
Origin of preservation
First recorded in 1400–50; from Medieval Latin praeservātion-, stem of praeservātio “a guarding,” equivalent to praeservāt-, stem of praeservāre + Latin -iō -ion ( def. ); preserve ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Releford later moved to Los Angeles, where, as a podiatric surgeon specializing in amputation prevention and limb preservation in high-risk populations, he saw firsthand how diet shapes long-term outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s precautionary behavior — a hedge against volatility and a signal of capital preservation.
From MarketWatch
Dozens of well-respected newspapers ran stories, some entirely fabricated, “the bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men have been found by Dr. Kane’s party, completely frozen, and in a state of perfect preservation.”
From Literature
"We have recently shown how quantum wave functions naturally have the potential to be topological, and this promises the preservation of quantum information even if the entanglement is fragile," says Forbes.
From Science Daily
It urged the preservation of the institutional framework for economic and regulatory policymaking, including fully resourcing the agencies responsible for key federal functions, such as providing economic statistics.
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