arrested decay

noun

State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.

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Meanings

nounarrested decay (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehistoric preservationState of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arrested, decay.
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APA

arrested decay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrested%20decay

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrested decay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrested%20decay.

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