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1
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
- everyone has a duty to aid in the conservation of our nation's wilderness areas
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2
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
- the conservation of the nation's monuments and memorials
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