preservation
n. protection, act of safeguarding, conservation, act of saving from damage or harm | ||||
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Preservation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Preservation
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
preservation
Noun
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
(synonym) saving
(hypernym) protection
(hyponym) environmentalism
(derivation) keep, preserve
2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
3. a process that saves organic substances from decay
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) fixation, fixing
4. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
(synonym) conservation
(hypernym) improvement, betterment, advance
Noun
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
(synonym) saving
(hypernym) protection
(hyponym) environmentalism
(derivation) keep, preserve
2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
3. a process that saves organic substances from decay
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) fixation, fixing
4. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
(synonym) conservation
(hypernym) improvement, betterment, advance
| hEnglish - advanced version |
preservation
preservation
\pres`er*va"tion\ (?), n. [cf. f. préservation.] 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.
preservation
n
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: saving]
2. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: conservation]
preservation
\pres`er*va"tion\ (?), n. [cf. f. préservation.] 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.
preservation
n
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: saving]
2. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: conservation]
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| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cadwedigaeth
Cadwedigaeth = n. preservation
Cadwedigaeth = n. preservation
Cadweidiaeth
Cadweidiaeth = n. preservation
Cadwraeth
Cadwraeth = n. preservation
Ceidwadaeth
Ceidwadaeth = n. preservation
Preservation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
PRESERVATION
The natural resources policy that stresses the aesthetic aspects of forests, rivers, wetlands, and other areas and tends to favor leaving such areas in an undisturbed state. Compare with Conservation.
The natural resources policy that stresses the aesthetic aspects of forests, rivers, wetlands, and other areas and tends to favor leaving such areas in an undisturbed state. Compare with Conservation.
Preservation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| GemStone III Glossary |
Preservation
n. A spell on the Cleric spell circle. Details are as follows.
Spell #: 305
Spell code: preserve
Effect: This spell, when used on the dead, strengthens the link between the body and the soul of the target, enabling them to remain dead for a longer period of time without departing and suffering the consequences the decaying entails. This is the same spell that comes "bottled" in white flasks.
Duration: 30 seconds/level
Cumulative Duration? No.
Self-Cast Only? No.
n. A spell on the Cleric spell circle. Details are as follows.
Spell #: 305
Spell code: preserve
Effect: This spell, when used on the dead, strengthens the link between the body and the soul of the target, enabling them to remain dead for a longer period of time without departing and suffering the consequences the decaying entails. This is the same spell that comes "bottled" in white flasks.
Duration: 30 seconds/level
Cumulative Duration? No.
Self-Cast Only? No.
Preservation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Preservation
Preservation may mean:
- Cultural Heritage Preservation, which includes:
- , the theory and practice of actively maintaining artifacts and the intellectual record.
- Art conservation and restoration, the retention of antiquities for museums or exhibition, also called "Art preservation"
- Digital preservation, the management of digital information over time
- Film preservation, rescuing aging film stock and preserving recorded images, and in the U.S., the National Film Preservation Board.
- Phonograph record preservation and restoration of vintage audio recordings.
- Historic preservation, the theory and practice of creatively maintaining the historic built environment
- Case preservation, in computer storage
- Environmental preservation, the active maintenance and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment
- Food preservation
- Self preservation, part of an animal's fundamental instinct which demands that the organism survive
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