n. | 1. | The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
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Noun | 1. | conservation - an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change Synonyms: preservation |
2. | conservation - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources | |
3. | conservation - (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations |