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[ prez-er-vey -shuh n, ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən, / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act or process of keeping something in existence: The creation, stabilization, and preservation of quality long-term affordable housing is a critical step in maintaining a healthy community.
the act or process of keeping something safe from damage or deterioration: The facilities include air-conditioned storage vaults for optimum preservation of the historic film archive. The natural growth of population continuously presents problems for the preservation of the environment.
the process of preparing food or other perishables to resist spoilage or decomposition: Historic techniques of food preservation include drying, smoking, pickling, and salting.
OTHER WORDS FROM preservation non·pres·er·va·tion, noun Words nearby preservation present participle, present perfect, present progressive, presents, present value, preservation , preservationist, preservative, preserve, preset, preset board
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Example sentences from the Web for preservation Those two steps are crucial, because they lower the chance of dangerous microbes getting into your precious preserves.
How to can your favorite foods without dying | Rachel Feltman| October 13, 2020| Popular Science
Without the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived.
For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites | Elinor Betesh| November 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
As Yablon pointed out at the opening, some time capsules do not invite the public to submit their own artifacts for preservation .
New York’s Century-Old Time Capsule Is a Dud | Justin Jones| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
By stimulating regions of the brain, the preservation of muscle activity and sensation can be confirmed.
DARPA’s $40 Million Plan to Save Soldiers’ Brains | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Michael Zhang| July 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But now, thanks in part to grants and preservation efforts, the bakery is thriving.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival | Tyler Gillespie| November 26, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The preservation of potential for life on earth is a threat.
Harrison Ford Discusses ‘Ender’s Game,’ Drone Warfare, Vietnam, and Playing A Badass President | Marlow Stern| October 28, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He could not escape nature's inexorable law regarding the preservation of the species.
The German Lieutenant and Other Stories | August Strindberg
There is hardly an essayist of the present day in this country whose work seems better deserving of preservation .
Through the Outlooking Glass | Simeon Strunsky
It was in a tolerable state of preservation , though rather rusty.
Round Cape Horn | Joseph Lamson
On opening it he found the heads of the suspected burglars packed in tinfoil and in a good state of preservation .
Its characteristics are so markedly different, however, that the function of preservation is certainly the main one.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
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