conservation

/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

energy, environmental, forest, nature, soil, water, wildlife | bird, elephant, etc. | architectural, building | art, painting/paintings

CONSERVATION + NOUN

body, group, organization | efforts, measure, policy, programme, project, scheme, work

area

The national park rangers work hard to protect wildlife in the conservation area near our town.

Definitions

noun

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

Wise use of natural resources.

“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …”

The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources

Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor

The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or

preservation

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

The organization plays a principal role in wildlife conservation.

Tatoeba · #45443

The third is the preservation of environment. In this case, the conservation of energy and resources is needed.

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This has been designated a conservation area.

Tatoeba · #57918

I was asked to make a few remarks on energy conservation.

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It is only recently that people have begun to realize the importance of nature conservation.

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