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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

conservazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: conservazione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conservation/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La conservazione dell'ambiente è una priorità."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.

    "Wildlife conservation is crucial for maintaining biodiversity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin conservationem, meaning 'a keeping, preserving', formed from the verb conservare (con- 'together, thoroughly' + servare 'to keep, watch over'). It entered the English language in the 14th century initially relating to the preservation of physical objects or laws, later shifting in the 19th and 20th centuries to encompass the protection of the natural environment, wildlife, and natural resources.

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