Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preservation

/ˌpɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: preser-va-tion
IPA: /ˌpɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being preserved, how something has survived.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Every seneseless thing by nature's light Doth preservation seek, destruction shun"
"The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling."
"Further, the Society pleads for the preservation of Sutton's Charity."
"Preservation of two railway routes between Belfast and Derry could no longer be justified and one of them must go."
"When a language dies members of the culture of which that language was once a part may attempt to hold on to their linguistic heritage, if not by the use of the defunct language itself, at least by the preservation of its script."
"The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation."

Etymology

From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: preservacion, preservatio
Suffix: preserve

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

preservations (plural)

Derived Forms

biopreservation chemopreservation copreservation cryopreservation depreservation lyopreservation neuropreservation nonpreservation preservational preservationism preservationist

Phrases

self-preservation

Synonyms

saving conservation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce preservation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/.
What does preservation mean?: The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
Where does preservation come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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