PRESERVATION

preservation, saving

(noun) the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

conservation, preservation

(noun) an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

preservation

(noun) a process that saves organic substances from decay

preservation

(noun) the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

preservation (countable and uncountable, plural preservations)

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

Anagrams

• varentropies

Source: Wiktionary


Pres`er*va"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. préservation.]

Definition: 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 good preservation. Give us particulars of thy preservation. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 September 2024

PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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