different between irrigation vs conservancy

irrigation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??????e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)

  1. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

Derived terms

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrigatio, irrigationem.

Pronunciation

Noun

irrigation f (plural irrigations)

  1. irrigation

Related terms

  • irriguer

Further reading

  • “irrigation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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conservancy

English

Etymology

conservant +? -cy or conserve +? -ancy

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): [k?n?s??v?ns?]
  • (US) IPA(key): [k?n?s?v?ns?]

Noun

conservancy (countable and uncountable, plural conservancies)

  1. The conservation of a resource.
  2. An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
  3. (Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
  4. (US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
    • 1986 April 16, "Midland Insurance was placed in conservancy.", Los Angeles Times [1]

Anagrams

  • conversancy

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