Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: conservation
IPA transcription: [k,ɑnsɚv'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of conservation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: conservation, preservation
    Meaning: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
  • Synonyms: conservation
    Meaning: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
Usage examples
  • The law of "conservation of energy" helps to explain economic action; the supply of energy in the universe cannot be increased or diminished, but may take on new forms.
  • This proud position has been achieved partly through the influence of a great conservation Governor, John A. Dix, and the State Conservation Commission proposed and created by his efforts.
  • In 1912 a new codification of the state game laws went into effect, through the initiative of Governor Dix and Conservation Commissioners Van Kennen, Moore and Fleming, assisted (as special counsel) by Marshall McLean, George A. Lawyer and John B. Burnham.
  • This means very close hunting, and a bad outlook for all other game larger than the sparrow. On October 2, 1912, eleven heads of greater bird of paradise, with plumes attached, were offered for sale within one hundred feet of the headquarters of the Fourth National Conservation Congress.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fin whale, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jaguar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Missouri Department of Conservation, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Livestock Conservancy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Exmoor, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Seacology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oriel College, Oxford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Namibia, License CC BY-SA 4.0