preservationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌprez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/C1 the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged:
building preservation
wood preservation
There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.
The church is in a poor state of preservation (= has not been kept in good condition).
The president has said that the government is committed to the preservation (= protection) of the country's national interests.
She belongs to the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites
See also
self-preservation
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- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservationist
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- recycled
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