The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation.preservationpres‧er‧va‧tion /ˌprezəˈveɪʃən $ -zər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
Eliot campaigned for the preservation of London’s churches. We are working for the preservation of the environment. the preservation of our cultural heritage methods of food preservation2the act of making sure that a situation continues without changingpreservation of the preservation of peace in the region3the degree to which something has remained unchanged or unharmed by weather, age etc: The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation. → self-preservation
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- wildlife preservation
- In all three cases the preservation triumphed.
- Often the process of enforcement or preservation makes it necessary for him to take or defend proceedings.
- Penryn itself is unspoilt, and its old and narrow streets are under a preservation order.
- The government today is trying to combine preservation of indigenous cultures with economic development.
- They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
- Today the body is rather dark in color but still in a state of preservation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1when something is kept in its original state or in good conditionpreservation of The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation.· School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· A Washington-based advisory group on historic preservation must first evaluate the proposal.· It raised consciousness about historic preservation, and led to the formation of the numerous historic districts that today ring the downtown.· In some areas, developers who build on public property are assessed special fees to help pay for historic preservation.· A developer could use historic preservation credits to finance a project there, he said.· There ought to be stronger historic-preservation ordinances and a greater public dedication to preserving the town's past.· In the 1970s, Tucson was a leader in historic preservation.
NOUN· Tim Wallace is appointed to the committee and is to be responsible for the funds allotted to the preservation group.· Happily, preservation groups stepped in to save some stock for posterity.
· Those particular flats have a preservation order on them.· Penryn itself is unspoilt, and its old and narrow streets are under a preservation order.· Indeed, listing is in essence a collective preservation order.· Tree felling: Trees near a house in Hawkswood could be felled despite a tree preservation order.· With that, the council slapped a preservation order on it.· The tree preservation order will be extended to cover hedgerows.
· Surere, however cunning and even ruthless his instinct for self preservation made him, might also be an innocent.· His instinct for self preservation had warned him of her move long before she had made it.
· Tree felling: Trees near a house in Hawkswood could be felled despite a tree preservation order.· The tree preservation order will be extended to cover hedgerows.
VERB· We are a charity dedicated to their preservation.
· The Coal Board had originally purchased the house to ensure its preservation.· By this judicious purchase, the National Library has ensured the preservation of a significant cartographic collection for posterity.· The environments did not change, it was the changes in the tectonic situation that ensured the preservation of the two formations.· There is a desperate need to provide these precious specimens with surroundings that are better designed to ensure their preservation.· The site of the grave in the Atacama desert had ensured the preservation of the corpses which were readily identified.
Eliot campaigned for the preservation of London’s churches. We are working for the preservation of the environment. the preservation of our cultural heritage methods of food preservation2the act of making sure that a situation continues without changingpreservation of the preservation of peace in the region3the degree to which something has remained unchanged or unharmed by weather, age etc: The arena is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation. → self-preservation