preservation

Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/

The English word “preservation” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
The state of being preserved, how something has survived.

From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

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