PRESERVATION

preservation. Preservation, n. the act or care of preserving

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Pres′er‐va″tion (?), n. [[Cf. F. préservation.]] 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.