preservation

  • 1préservation — [ prezɛrvasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314; de préserver ♦ Action, moyen de préserver, de se garantir. ⇒ protection, 1. sauvegarde. Préservation des droits, des intérêts, du patrimoine d une personne. « Pendant les grandes pestes du Midi, les médecins… …

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  • 2Preservation — may mean:* Cultural Heritage Preservation, which includes: **Preservation (library and archival science), maintenance of artifacts and the intellectual record **Art conservation, the retention of cultural heritage for the future. **Digital… …

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  • 3Preservation — Pres er*va tion, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]servation.] The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Preservation — Preservation, Insel, zur Fourneauxgruppe gehörig …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 5preservation — [prez΄ər vā′shən] n. 〚ME < MFr < ML praeservatio〛 a preserving or being preserved * * * See preservability. * * * …

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  • 6preservation — I noun care, cherishing, conservatio, conservation, curing, custody, defense, eternization, freedom from danger, guardianship, guarding, immortalization, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, perpetuation, protection, protective custody,&#8230; …

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  • 7preservation — (n.) early 15c., preservacioun, from M.L. preservationem (nom. preservatio), noun of action from pp. stem of preservare (see PRESERVE (Cf. preserve) (v.)) …

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  • 8preservation — [n] maintenance, protection canning, care, conservancy, conservation, curing, defense, evaporation, freezing, guard, guardianship, keeping, perpetuation, pickling, preserval, refrigeration, safeguard, safeguarding, safekeeping, safety, salvation …

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  • 9preservation — ► NOUN 1) the action of preserving. 2) the state of being preserved, especially to a specified degree …

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  • 10preservation — [prez΄ər vā′shən] n. [ME &LT; MFr &LT; ML praeservatio] a preserving or being preserved …

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