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conservative adjective

  /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ , /kənˈsɝvətɪv/
  • Tending to resist change or innovation.
 conservator
  • (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
 archaica
  • Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
 cautus

conserve verb

  /kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v/ , /ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/
  • (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
 conservō

conservation noun

  /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/
  • The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
  • (biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
 conservatio

conservative noun

  /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ , /kənˈsɝvətɪv/
  • (US, Canada, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
  • (politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
  • A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
 conservator
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