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con·ser·va·tion
 conservation
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the act of keeping and protecting from waste, loss, or destruction.
The mayor offered a plan for the conservation of old buildings. |
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the protection of natural resources, such as soil, water, or forests, from loss, pollution, or waste.
Our town council supports conservation.
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economy, maintenance |
| derivation: |
conservational (adj.) |
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similar to conservation |
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moderate, preserve, protect, recycle, save |
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some focuses of conservation |
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air, animals, earth, ecosystem, energy, environment, forests, habitat, minerals, natural gas, natural resources, petroleum, plants, soil, water |
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some reasons for conservation |
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endangered species, erosion, extinction, pollution, smog, trash, waste |
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