preservation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Types & categories
- protection hypernym
- environmentalism hyponym
- conservation hyponym
- self-preservation hyponym
- reservation hyponym
- immobilization hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
Related & opposite
- preserve derivation
Sense 3 noun
a process that saves organic substances from decay
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- fixing hyponym
- embalmment hyponym
- plastination hyponym
- refrigeration hyponym
Sense 4 noun
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
Types & categories
- improvement hypernym
Related & opposite
- environmentalist derivation
- conserve derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | protection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | environmentalism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conservation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-preservation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reservation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | immobilization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fixing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | embalmment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | plastination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | refrigeration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | environmentalist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |