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Preservation

preservation
The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.
Origin: F. Preservation.
An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.


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