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nnoun
1.
the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
2.
official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
3.
a district, river, forest, etc., under such supervision.
4.
the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion.
5.
the restoration and preservation of works of art.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English conservacioun < Latin conservātiōn- (stem of conservātiō), equivalent to conservāt(us) (past participle of conservāre to conserve; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English conservacioun < Latin conservātiōn- (stem of conservātiō), equivalent to conservāt(us) (past participle of conservāre to conserve; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
con·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
an·ti·con·ser·va·tion, noun, adjective
non·con·ser·va·tion, noun
non·con·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
pro·con·ser·va·tion, adjective
EXPANDself-con·ser·va·tion, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. care, husbandry, protection.
1. care, husbandry, protection.
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Word Origin & History
conservation
late 14c., "preservation of one's health and soundness," from L. conservationem, noun of action from conservare (see conserve). Meaning "preservation of existing conditions" in any sense is from mid-15c. Since late 15c., in ref. to English municipal authorities who had
EXPAND charge of rivers, sewers, forests, fisheries, etc. Specifically of the environment from 1922.
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Science Dictionary
conservation  (kŏn'sûr-vā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. Conservation is generally held to include the management of human use of natural resources for current public benefit and sustainable social and economic utilization. |
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