preservation
noun
[ prɛzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of preserving something.
• "the preservation of the city's green spaces"
Similar:
conservation,
protection,
maintenance,
care,
safeguarding,
keeping,
continuation,
keeping up,
keeping alive,
keeping going,
upholding,
sustaining,
prolongation,
perpetuation,
conserving,
bottling,
tinning,
canning,
potting,
chilling,
freezing,
freeze-drying,
quick-freezing,
drying,
desiccation,
dehydration,
curing,
smoking,
kippering,
salting,
pickling,
marinating,
sousing,
corning,
jellying,
candying,
embalming,
mummification,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n- ), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’ (see preserve).
