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reservation

res·er·va·tion [ rèzzər váysh'n ]


noun  (plural res·er·va·tions)
Definition:
 
1. arrangement made beforehand: an advance booking, e.g. of a seat, hotel room, or ticket

2. place arranged beforehand: something booked in advance, e.g. a seat, hotel room, or ticket

3. act of arranging beforehand: the act of booking something in advance

4. land set aside: an area of land set aside for a special purpose, especially in North America for the use of a Native North American people

5. keeping something back: the act of withholding something, or an instance of so doing

6. limiting condition: a limiting condition to an agreement

7. law retained legal interest: a clause in a deed by which somebody retains an interest in something being granted or leased, or such an interest itself

8. christianity preservation of consecrated elements for later: the practice of retaining part of the consecrated bread and wine after celebrating Communion for later use, e.g. when visiting the sick



plural noun res·er·va·tions 
Definition:
 
misgivings: doubts that prevent wholehearted agreement to or approval of something


res·er·va·tion·ist noun
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