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res·er·va·tion

reservation

 
 
pronunciation:
re zr veI shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A reservation is a request to save something for a particular person, such as a seat on an airplane, a hotel room, or a table in a restaurant.
My mom made a reservation for us at the restaurant tonight. We have to be there at six o'clock.
definition 2: A reservation is something that keeps you from completely accepting or believing something. When you have reservations about something, you are not sure if it's a good thing or not, or you are not sure if it is true.
Ben's dad has reservations about letting his little sister go to the scary movie with him. He's afraid she might get nightmares if she sees it.All her friends believed the necklace they found was real gold, but Luna had reservations about that.
synonyms:
doubt
definition 3: A reservation is an area of land set aside by the U.S. Government for the use of Native Americans.
Many members of the tribe live on the reservation, but many live outside it.
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