Bestandserhaltung

German

Etymology

Bestand (stock, inventory) +‎ -s- +‎ Erhaltung (preservation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃtants.ɛɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Be‧stands‧er‧hal‧tung
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Noun

Bestandserhaltung f (genitive Bestandserhaltung, plural Bestandserhaltungen)

  1. preservation (chiefly the conservation and restoration of collections housed in museums, libraries or archives)

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