"arrested decay" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} arrested decay (uncountable)
  1. (historic preservation) State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-arrested_decay-en-noun-SP7NarJQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arrested, decay. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-arrested_decay-en-noun-gYcXXBVs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
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