preservation vs conservation

preservation and conservation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preservation	Yes	No	No	No
conservation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conservation is a hyponym of preservation; that is, conservation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preservation:

preservation: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
conservation: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

Other hyponyms of preservation include environmentalism, self-preservation, reservation, immobilisation, immobilization.

As nouns, preservation and conservation are synonyms defined as:

preservation and conservation: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

preservation (noun)	conservation (noun)
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger	the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change	(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
a process that saves organic substances from decay	an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

preservation vs conservation

preservation and conservation both are nouns.

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