reconservation

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noun

Conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.

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Meanings

nounreconservation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableConservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.

    The absence of information regarding earlier conservation work (e.g. experienced in the reconservation of The Portland Vase and Holbein's painting The Ambassadors), has emphasized the need for the creation of accurate conservation records.

    2012, Chris Caple, Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method and Decision Making

Origin

From re- + conservation.

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APA

reconservation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconservation

MLA

“reconservation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconservation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconservation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconservation.

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