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reservation definition

res·er·va·tion (rez′ər vās̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of reserving or that which is reserved; specif.,
    1. a withholding of a right, interest, etc.
    2. that part of a deed or contract which provides for this
    3. ☆ public land set aside for some special use an Indian reservation, military reservation
    4. ☆ an arrangement by which a hotel room, theater or airline ticket, etc. is set aside and held until called for
    5. ☆ anything so reserved in advance
    6. ☆ the promise of or a request for such an arrangement
  2. a limiting condition or qualification, tacit or expressed, as in an agreement to make a promise with mental reservations

Etymology: ME < ML reservatio

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