GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Preservation (?), n. [Cf. F. préservation.] 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.
   
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   Give us particulars of thy preservation. Shak.
   
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