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con·ser·va·tion

conservation

pronunciation:: kan sr veI shn
features:: Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	Conservation is the protection of natural things, such as soil, water, or forests. Conservation protects these things from being lost or destroyed. Conservation of the forests is important. We need the forests because of what they give to the air that we breathe.
definition 2:	Conservation is the act of keeping and protecting something so that it is not wasted, lost, or destroyed. The mayor has a plan for the conservation of the very old buildings in the city.
derivation:	conservational (adj.)

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	similar to conservation
	moderate, preserve, protect, recycle, save
	some focuses of conservation
	air, animals, earth, ecosystem, energy, environment, forests, habitat, minerals, natural gas, natural resources, petroleum, plants, soil, water
	some reasons for conservation
	endangered species, erosion, extinction, pollution, trash, waste

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