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- Dictionaryreserve/rɪˈzəːv/
verb
- 1. retain for future use: "roll out half the dough and reserve the other half" Similar Opposite
- 2. arrange for (a room, seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person: "a place was reserved for her in the front row" Similar
noun
- 1. a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required: "Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves" Similar
- 2. a body of troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency: "the men were stationed as a central reserve ready to be transported wherever necessary"
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