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conservation

//ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for conservation

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Forms

Plural
conservations

Definitions

  1. 1.The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

  2. 2.Wise use of natural resources.

  3. 3.The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources

  4. 4.Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3971

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Old French.

By surface analysis, conserve + -ation.

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