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Another word for preservation

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Noun

  1. The careful guarding of an asset

    See also:

    keep

  2. The act or a means of defending

    See also:

    attack

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Another word for preservation

Noun
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Sentence Examples

  • The customs necessary for the preservation of the forests must remain in force.

  • Other remains which bear witness to tlae civilization of, the Mayas are the paved highways and the artificial reservoirs (aguadas) designed for the preservation of water for towns through the long dry season.

  • It is kept covered, for purposes of preservation, by a layer of earth.

  • The auditorium is in remarkable preservation, almost every seat being still in situ, except a few where the supporting walls have given way on the wings.

  • The preservation of game is now enforced.

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