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Erhaltung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conservation noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  • preservation noun The act of keeping something safe from harm, decay, or destruction.

Senses

Erhaltung is used for these senses in English:

  • conservation The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
  • conservation Wise use of natural resources.
  • preservation The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

conservation — full definition

  1. noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  2. noun The careful preservation and repair of artworks, buildings, or historical artefacts.
  3. noun In physics, the principle that a measurable quantity stays constant within an isolated system.

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