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Word entry · 12 letters

preservation

Best crossword clue

"Keeping safe"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aeeinoprrstvStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

Word origin

From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

Used in a sentence

  • Every seneseless thing by nature's light Doth preservation seek, destruction shun
  • The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling.
  • Further, the Society pleads for the preservation of Sutton's Charity.

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