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reservation

/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  2. Something that is withheld or kept back.
  3. (often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt.
  4. A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
  5. An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
  6. The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway; see also central reservation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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