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preserved
[ pri-zurvd ]
adjective
- (of food or any perishable substance) prepared by canning, pickling, salting, or the like, or treated by some process to prevent decomposition or fermentation:
I had never had such fresh-tasting preserved fruit before.
- kept safe from harm or injury; protected or spared:
This is a wonderfully preserved example of Mayan cave art.
- kept up or maintained; kept in good condition or health:
Tucked in Amsterdam’s inner city is a uniquely preserved 17th-century house from the Dutch Golden Age.
- kept alive or in existence:
When I take a portrait photograph, I’m capturing a moment in a life, making it a preserved memory.
- (of game or fish, natural habitats, etc.) maintained or reserved for continued hunting or fishing, or for private or public use and appreciation:
New walking trails will be built through the preserved areas of parkland.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of preserve.
Other Word Forms
- ··· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of preserved1
Example Sentences
"The outage only lasted a day and now we have so much food, but most of it isn't going to go bad, as it is easily preserved."
His preserved body had an eventful afterlife all its own.
As archaeologists used to reconstructing the past from the fragments left behind, the erratically preserved remnants of our house are a sobering reminder of how many of a site’s most meaningful objects simply disappear.
The agenda for the meeting was set: Hitler would assure this group of Germany's richest men that their fortunes would be preserved, or more likely multiplied, under Nazi rule.
“And it was, like, this butter board that had crab and preserved lemon and these seaweeds and all this stuff and then, like, this brown butter, as well, on top of the butter.”
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