preservation English · revision 10547

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=early 15th century|origins=fro preservacion|origins=la-med praeservatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, US /ˌprez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|preservacion]] (13th century),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from Medieval Latin praeservātiō,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) a noun from the past participle of praeservāre, to guard beforehand, keep (see [[preserve]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Protection from disease: the early 15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The general sense, protection or keeping safe, is from the mid-15th century,^(Etymonline) 1472 in the OED.^(OED 1989) The state of being preserved, well or badly, is from 1751,^(OED 1989) and a ''preservation order'', obliging an owner to preserve a building or trees, from 1947.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * early 15th century – protection from disease.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1472 – the act of preserving.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1584 – a preservative (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1751 – the state of being preserved.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1947 – preservation order.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of [[preserve|alt=preserving]] something, or of keeping it in its original or good condition.^(MWU 2024)^(LDOCE 2009)

+ # The state of being preserved: ''in a good state of preservation''.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[preservationist]]

+ * [[cryopreservation]]

+ * [[nonpreservation]]

+ * [[self-preservation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[preserve]]

+ * [[conserve]]

+ * [[reserve]]

+ * [[observe]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}