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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

arrested decay en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:historic preservation, uncountable) State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.
  2. (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arrested, decay.