preservation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  2. noun the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
  3. noun a process that saves organic substances from decay

Etymology

From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

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saving

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