conservation
Use Conservation in a sentence
sərˈveɪ noun
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
Synonyms
1. care, husbandry, protection.
1. care, husbandry, protection.
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World English Dictionary
conservation (ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, injury, etc |
| 2. | a. protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and of the environment |
| b. (as modifier): a conservation area | |
| conser'vational | |
| —adj | |
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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
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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Example sentences
Despite the risks, a network approach to conservation is surely the right way to go.
Moderation and conservation are its fundamental values.
Famous for finding fossils of early humans, the author took up the cause of conservation.
We tend to see whales as symbols of conservation, and sometimes even symbols of conservation's excesses.
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