Definition of preservation

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1	[ noun ] the activity of protecting something from loss or danger Synonyms saving preserving Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...) MacLean stressed correctly the importance of the visceral_brain for preservation of the individual and the species , as evidenced by the influence of the limbic_brain ( including the hypothalamus ) on emotions related_to fight and flight and also on sexual functions . Related terms protection self-preservation conservation environmentalism fixation embalmment reservation immobilisation keep
2	[ noun ] the condition of being (well or ill) preserved Related terms condition continue
3	[ noun ] a process that saves organic substances from decay Related terms process refrigeration embalmment plastination fixation
4	[ noun ] an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change Synonyms conservation Related terms improvement save
*	Rhymes with reservation observation conservation saturation exaggeration maturation refrigeration reverberation inauguration toleration expiration degeneration transformation operation perforation usurpation respiration reaffirmation exhilaration generation enumeration inspiration adoration preparation information perturbation collaboration masturbation aberration regeneration nonproliferation hibernation admiration coloration recuperation cooperation misinformation declaration remuneration affirmation exploration laceration exoneration exacerbation corp restoration corp. corroboration bifurcation incarceration consideration deliberation reparation elaboration flirtation transportation consternation reformation incorporation separation configuration liberation decoration perspiration discoloration disinformation confederation amelioration conglomeration confirmation conversation desperation dissertation corporation evaporation deceleration reconsideration proliferation figuration aspiration commemoration aviation federation reiteration alteration moderation altercation exasperation acceleration agglomeration ovation vacation gradation resurrection cultivation deprivation aggravation renovation elevation excavation derivation privation innovation inactivation motivation activation starvation salvation alternation alleviation deterioration incineration alliteration abbreviation deviation ration correction direction insurrection argumentation augmentation annexation affectation implementation representation documentation expectation orientation gestation regimentation sensation temptation manifestation misrepresentation molestation narration ornamentation ostentation hesitation visitation nation punctuation fluctuation graduation situation infatuation intercession haitien haitian perfection imperfection causation cessation translation impregnation indexation infestation indentation instrumentation protestation interaction appreciation association substantiation depreciation differentiation glaciation initiation negotiation triangulation revaluation continuation valuation oration discontinuation devaluation ejaculation elation education evaluation accusation overvaluation formulation refutation incubation reevaluation permutation insinuation undervaluation menstruation maturation mutation convection advection intersection protection promotion percussion repercussion permission Phonetic and Homophones P R EH2 Z ER0 V EY1 SH AH0 N Similar Spelling preservationist preservative proscription prescription preserving preservable preserves preserver preserved prescriptive To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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