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conservationism

conservationism noun: a movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.

Noun

conservationism (uncountable)

  1. A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources

Origin of conservationism

From conservation + -ism.

Questions about conservationism

What does conservationism mean?
Conservationism means a movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.
What part of speech is conservationism?
Conservationism is a noun.

Words near conservationism in the dictionary

  1. conservation laws
  2. conservation of energy
  3. conservation of mass
  4. conservational
  5. conservationally
  6. conservationism
  7. conservationist
  8. conservationists
  9. conservations
  10. conservatisation
  11. conservatise

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