تلفظ بین المللی : /kəmpˈɛndiəsnəs/ تلفظ : [k@mp'Endi@sn@s]EnglishEnglish
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The state or quality of being compendious.
1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. Ps. xxxvi. 6. Now, good angels preserve the king. Shak. 2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruit...