Thesaurus: preservation

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1. 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.
2. n. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
3. n. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
4. n. a process that saves organic substances from decay
5. n. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
6. 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. Shak.
7. The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state ofbeing preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay;security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; apicture in good preservation.Give us particulars of thy preservation. Shak.
8. n:100 n. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger n. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved n. a process that saves organic substances from decay