preservation
11Preservation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Preservation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 preservation preservation Sgm: N 1 safe keeping safe keeping Sgm: N 1 conservation conservation &c.(storage) 636 Sgm: N 1 maintenance maintenance support susteritation… …
12preservation — pres|er|va|tion [ ,prezər veıʃn ] noun uncount * 1. ) the process of working to protect something valuable so that it is not damaged or destroyed: preservation of: an organization devoted to the preservation of historic buildings Preservation of… …
13preservation */ — UK [ˌprezə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprezərˈveɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the process of working to protect something valuable so that it is not damaged or destroyed preservation of: an organization devoted to the preservation of historic… …
14preservation — pres|er|va|tion [ˌprezəˈveıʃən US zər ] n [U] 1.) when something is kept in its original state or in good condition →↑preserve preservation of ▪ Eliot campaigned for the preservation of London s churches. ▪ We are working for the preservation of… …
15préservation — (pré zèr va sion) s. f. Action, moyen de préserver. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Preservation de spasme, H. DE MONDEVILLE f° 65. XVe s. • La preservation de l estat et deffence du royaulme, COMM. VI, 7. XVIe s. • Les remedes qui servent à… …
16preservation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ building, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), etc. ▪ environmental, wildlife ▪ farmland, wetland …
17preservation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of keeping alive or in good condition Nouns 1. preservation, conservation, safekeeping (see safety); maintenance, support; economy. See retention. 2. (methods of preservation) embalming; curing,… …
18preservation — noun (U) 1 the act of keeping something unharmed or unchanged (+ of): The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order. 2 the degree to which something has remained unchanged or unharmed by weather, age etc: The old building is in …
19preservation — noun 1) wood preservation Syn: conservation, protection, care 2) the preservation of the status quo Syn: continuation, conservation, maintenance, upholding, sustaining, perpetuation 3) the p …
20preservation — noun 1) wood preservation Syn: conservation, protection, care 2) the preservation of the status quo Syn: continuation, conservation, maintenance, upholding, sustaining, perpetuation …