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Definition of conserve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

conserve

noun
 
/ˈkɒnsɜːv/
 
/ˈkɑːnsɜːrv/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. jam containing large or whole pieces of fruit
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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