Preservation Meaning
/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
nounThe state of being preserved, how something has survived.
Sentence Examples
Sleep is essential for the preservation of life.
He has dedicated his life to the preservation of nature.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum focuses on the ____ of valuable ancient artifacts from Egypt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the historic building required careful restoration work by specialist craftsmen.
Word Origin & History
From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Every seneseless thing by nature's light
Doth preservation seek, destruction shun"
— c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul:
"The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus 34:16:
"Further, the Society pleads for the preservation of Sutton's Charity."
— 1886 January 26, The Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past, volume XIII, number 73, page 85:
"Preservation of two railway routes between Belfast and Derry could no longer be justified and one of them must go."
— 1956 May, “Transport in Ulster”, in Railway Magazine, page 280:
"When a language dies members of the culture of which that language was once a part may attempt to hold on to their linguistic heritage, if not by the use of the defunct language itself, at least by the preservation of its script."
— 2007, J. N. Adams, “The Republic: inscriptions”, in The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600, Cambridge University Press, page 105:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum focuses on the ____ of valuable ancient artifacts from Egypt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the historic building required careful restoration work by specialist craftsmen.