preservation
See also: préservation
Contents
1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Noun
1.3.1 Translations
1.4 Anagrams
English
Etymology
From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio.
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /pɹɛ.zɝˈveɪ.ʃən/
.mw-parser-output .k-player .k-attributionvisibility:hiddenAudio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
preservation (countable and uncountable, plural preservations)
- The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
- William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
Nature does not require
Her times of preservation, which, perforce
I give my tendence to
- Ecclesiastes. xxxiv. 16
- 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.
Sir John Davies
Every seneseless thing by nature's light
Doth preservation seek, destruction shun
John Locke- Our allwise maker has put into man the uneasiness of hunger, thirst and other natural desires, to determine their wills for the preservation of themselves, and the continuation of their species.
- William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
Translations
the act of preserving
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Anagrams
- varentropies