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# preservation

«preservation» in Mova's school dictionary: **keeping something safe from harm, damage or decay** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (preservation — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Preservation is keeping something safe from harm, damage or decay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#m1)

2) Preservation is keeping food fresh for a long time by drying, salting, freezing, canning or other ways. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and cooking it is about stopping food going bad. In geography and history it is about protecting nature, wildlife, old buildings and traditions. Phrases: «food preservation», «preservation of wildlife», «in a good state of preservation», «self-preservation» (the instinct to keep yourself alive).

### examples

- Freezing is a good method of food preservation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x1)
- The society works for the preservation of old buildings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x2)
- Salt was used for preservation long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x3)
- The preservation of rainforests helps the planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x4)
- The mummy was in a good state of preservation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x5)
- Self-preservation made the rabbit run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x6)
- Jam is a kind of fruit preservation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x7)
- Wildlife preservation protects rare animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x8)
- Virgilius spent many days in deep thought, and at length invented a plan which was known to all as the ‘Preservation of Rome.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/#x9)

### note

Uncountable. Verb: preserve; noun for food: preserve(s) (jam). Do not confuse with «conservation» (similar meaning; used more for nature and energy) or «preservative» (a chemical added to food).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «preservation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.