🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

conservazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: conservazione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conservation/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 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 Latin conservatio, from conservare ('to keep, guard, preserve'), combining con- (intensifying prefix) and servare ('to keep, save'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term initially meant preservation from harm or destruction before expanding in the 19th and 20th centuries to encompass the deliberate, sustainable management of natural resources and wildlife.

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