Associations to the word «Preservation»

Wiktionary

PRESERVATION, noun. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

Dictionary definition

PRESERVATION, noun. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger.
PRESERVATION, noun. The condition of being (well or ill) preserved.
PRESERVATION, noun. A process that saves organic substances from decay.
PRESERVATION, noun. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley