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conservatoire
conservator
conservatorium
conservatory
conserve
conserved quantity
conserved sequence
Consett
consider
considerable
considerably
considerate
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consign
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conservatism

con·ser·va·tism [ kən súrvə tìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. reluctance to accept change: unwillingness or slowness to accept change or new ideas

2. right-wing political viewpoint: a right-of-center political philosophy based on a tendency to support gradual rather than abrupt change and to preserve the status quo

3. desire to preserve current societal structure: an ideology that views the existing form of society as worthy of preservation

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