reservation

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French réservation.

[edit] Noun

Singular
reservation

Plural
reservations

reservation (plural reservations)

  1. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back
  2. Something that is withheld or kept back
  3. A limiting qualification (often used in the plural)
    • I have reservations about your intentions
  4. (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people. (compare Canadian reserve).
  5. An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance
  6. (UK) the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.

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[edit] Abbreviations

  • res, rez (Indian reservation)

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