Pres`er*va"tion (?), n.
[Cf. F. préservation.] The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in
good preservation. Give us particulars of thy preservation. Shak.
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