Preservation
noun
The act of keeping something safe or the same.
The museum is dedicated to the preservation of local history.
Often appears as...
- preservation of history
- preservation of nature
noun
The process of treating food to stop it from going bad.
The preservation of food by canning has been common practice for many years.
Often appears as...
- food preservation
- preservation method
noun
The process of maintaining a condition.
The preservation of peace and order is important in every society.
Often appears as...
- peace preservation
- order preservation
noun
Preparation of tissue specimens for study.
Tissue preservation is a key aspect in the study of diseases.
Often appears as...
- tissue preservation
- preservation technique
noun
The act of keeping something safe or the same.
The museum is dedicated to the preservation of local history.
Often appears as...
- preservation of history
- preservation of nature
noun
The process of treating food to stop it from going bad.
The preservation of food by canning has been common practice for many years.
Often appears as...
- food preservation
- preservation method
noun
The process of maintaining a condition.
The preservation of peace and order is important in every society.
Often appears as...
- peace preservation
- order preservation
noun
Preparation of tissue specimens for study.
Tissue preservation is a key aspect in the study of diseases.
Often appears as...
- tissue preservation
- preservation technique
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Reflects importance of protecting cultural identity or heritage.
Preservation of ancient manuscripts helps connect us with our past.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmentally Focused
Often used in contexts related to environmental protection.
Wetland preservation is crucial to maintain biodiversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to intangible concepts like traditions or languages.
Preservation of dialects ensures linguistic diversity.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Reflects importance of protecting cultural identity or heritage.
Preservation of ancient manuscripts helps connect us with our past.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmentally Focused
Often used in contexts related to environmental protection.
Wetland preservation is crucial to maintain biodiversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to intangible concepts like traditions or languages.
Preservation of dialects ensures linguistic diversity.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Reflects importance of protecting cultural identity or heritage.
Preservation of ancient manuscripts helps connect us with our past.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmentally Focused
Often used in contexts related to environmental protection.
Wetland preservation is crucial to maintain biodiversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to intangible concepts like traditions or languages.
Preservation of dialects ensures linguistic diversity.
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Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
over geologically meaningful time frames. And it's probably surprising to many of you sitting in this room that it's not the time that matters, it's not the length of preservation, it's the consistency of the temperature of that preservation that matters most. So if we were to go deep now within the bones and the teeth that actually survived the fossilization process,
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The 'George Clooney' Of...
planning to go ahead with the operation we're doing an artificial insemination today but we're also doing a lot more research looking at techniques for the cry preservation of the sperm so that we can freeze it throw it out and then artificially inseminate it fresh sperm only has a shelf life of
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
mycology, salt, sugar and fat productions, crafting, land stewardship, cooking, metallurgy, Indigenous history, traditional medicines, food preservation, fermentation, nutrition, health, spirituality, gender roles, sustainability -- all of that stuff is this really important education
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
on the preservation of its record. Only then will we be able to know where those signatures are hiding, and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are,
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Culture Heroes: Corine...
that kind of museum for culture. We have UNESCO which is a really important organization that does major cultural heritage preservation projects, but I am talking about real have a bag packed by your door and have all your shots and go and help your colleagues
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Who owns the "wilderness"...
in park management. Around the world, indigenous communities play crucial roles in land management and preservation. Today, there are thousands of national parks worldwide, and each must balance public use with historical and ecological preservation.
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The secret society of...
but one that was more hospitable than what lay outside. Today, this area offers a partial record of that secret, self-reliant world, imagined and built for survival and the preservation of freedom.
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Ben Kacyra: Ancient...
heritage sites all over the world. Both my wife and I were so touched by this that we decided to expand the mission of our foundation to include digital heritage preservation of world sites.
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Connecting all the dots...
and I was in a nomadic country out in the wilderness what we do in a turban Zenoss preservation of culture health care and education kind of put it all together so out there I said to the
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Let's not use Mars as a...
is happening later on the lifeboats. Thank you. But the goals of interplanetary exploration and planetary preservation are not opposed to one another.
Video examples
Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
over geologically meaningful time frames. And it's probably surprising to many of you sitting in this room that it's not the time that matters, it's not the length of preservation, it's the consistency of the temperature of that preservation that matters most. So if we were to go deep now within the bones and the teeth that actually survived the fossilization process,
Video examples
The 'George Clooney' Of...
planning to go ahead with the operation we're doing an artificial insemination today but we're also doing a lot more research looking at techniques for the cry preservation of the sperm so that we can freeze it throw it out and then artificially inseminate it fresh sperm only has a shelf life of
Video examples
Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
mycology, salt, sugar and fat productions, crafting, land stewardship, cooking, metallurgy, Indigenous history, traditional medicines, food preservation, fermentation, nutrition, health, spirituality, gender roles, sustainability -- all of that stuff is this really important education
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
on the preservation of its record. Only then will we be able to know where those signatures are hiding, and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are,
Video examples
Culture Heroes: Corine...
that kind of museum for culture. We have UNESCO which is a really important organization that does major cultural heritage preservation projects, but I am talking about real have a bag packed by your door and have all your shots and go and help your colleagues
Video examples
Who owns the "wilderness"...
in park management. Around the world, indigenous communities play crucial roles in land management and preservation. Today, there are thousands of national parks worldwide, and each must balance public use with historical and ecological preservation.
Video examples
The secret society of...
but one that was more hospitable than what lay outside. Today, this area offers a partial record of that secret, self-reliant world, imagined and built for survival and the preservation of freedom.
Video examples
Ben Kacyra: Ancient...
heritage sites all over the world. Both my wife and I were so touched by this that we decided to expand the mission of our foundation to include digital heritage preservation of world sites.
Video examples
Connecting all the dots...
and I was in a nomadic country out in the wilderness what we do in a turban Zenoss preservation of culture health care and education kind of put it all together so out there I said to the
Video examples
Let's not use Mars as a...
is happening later on the lifeboats. Thank you. But the goals of interplanetary exploration and planetary preservation are not opposed to one another.
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Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
I understand a ship to be made for the carrying and preservation of the cargo, and so long as the ship can be saved, with the cargo, it should never be abandoned. This Union likewise should never be abandoned unless it fails and the possibility of its preservation shall cease to exist, without throwing passengers and cargo overboard.
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Voltaire
French Writer
This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.
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F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that can be done in manufacturing, in food preservation.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.
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Cesar Chavez
American Activist
Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.
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Jack L. Chalker
American Author
I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.
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Gerhard Domagk
German Scientist
Whatever contributes to the preservation of life is good; all that destroys life is evil.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
In wildness is the preservation of the world.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
I understand a ship to be made for the carrying and preservation of the cargo, and so long as the ship can be saved, with the cargo, it should never be abandoned. This Union likewise should never be abandoned unless it fails and the possibility of its preservation shall cease to exist, without throwing passengers and cargo overboard.
Quote examples
Voltaire
French Writer
This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.
Quote examples
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that can be done in manufacturing, in food preservation.
Quote examples
Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.
Quote examples
John Muir
American Environmentalist
The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.
Quote examples
Cesar Chavez
American Activist
Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.
Quote examples
Jack L. Chalker
American Author
I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.
Quote examples
Gerhard Domagk
German Scientist
Whatever contributes to the preservation of life is good; all that destroys life is evil.
Quote examples
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
In wildness is the preservation of the world.
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