{
    "term": "preservation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "building/environmental/food preservation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a preservation group/society"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["building", "railroad", "railway"],
                "preservation + noun": ["order", "ordinance"],
                "phrases": ["a state of preservation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of making sure that something is kept",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/preservation/preservation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/preservation/preservation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’."
}