Definition of conservation
1 : a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect water conservation wildlife conservation
2 : the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions
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Examples of conservation in a Sentence
They are trying to raise money for conservation.
the conservation of the environment
She specializes in the conservation of furniture.
the conservation of religious shrines
Recent Examples of conservation from the Web
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Boesch says all these efforts, plus state support of energy conservation programs, have worked in Maryland's favor.
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Conservation organizations, alarmed by the bill’s easy passage, lobbied against the legislation.
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Later this summer Blenn will begin his senior year, majoring in parks management and conservation.
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Conservation police wrote 130 citations for not having the flag in 2016 throughout the state.
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The animal that Briggler drops into a blue mesh bag was born in captivity and has thrived in the wild against all odds, thanks to a series of conservation experiments by the Saint Louis Zoo.
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Costa Rica has no standing military, choosing to focus on other issues like environmental conservation.
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Three conservation groups — Washington Environmental Council, Climate Solutions and Natural Resources Defense Council — have intervened to defend the state’s position.
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Then, in a celebrated conservation success story, the pelican was removed from the list in 2009, thanks to the banning of DDT, which resulted in the local population of brown pelicans rebounding to around 650,000.
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Origin and Etymology of conservation
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio, from conservare —see 1conserve
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CONSERVATION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources
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: the careful use of natural resources (such as trees, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted
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: the things that are done to keep works of art or things of historical importance in good condition
CONSERVATION Defined for Kids
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: planned management of something (as natural resources or historic places) to prevent waste, destruction, damage, or neglect
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