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   conservation

   /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. prevention of wasteful use of a resource: "they launched a week-long campaign to promote energy conservation"
   • ▪ preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife: "nature conservation"
   • ▪ preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts: "the artworks in the collection need indexing and conservation"
   • 2. the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin conservatio(n-), from the verb conservare (see conserve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conservational adjective

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