Meaning & Definition of Preservation in English
English⟶
Preservation
/prɛzərveʃən/
noun
1. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
synonym:
- preservation,
- saving
2. The condition of being (well or ill) preserved
synonym:
- preservation
3. A process that saves organic substances from decay
synonym:
- preservation
4. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
synonym:
- conservation,
- preservation
Examples of using
The supply of game for London is going steadily up. Head-keeper Hudson, we believe, has been now told to receive all orders for fly-paper and for preservation of your hen-pheasant's life.
If the difference between order and chaos or preservation and ruin were the same as that between high mountains and deep valleys, or between white clay and black lacquer, then wisdom would have had no place: stupidity would also have been alright.