well-preserved
English
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]well-preserved (comparative better-preserved or more well-preserved, superlative best-preserved or most well-preserved)
- (of an older person) healthy and ageing gracefully
- (of an old, possibly ancient, object) in good condition considering its age.
- 2021 November 3, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Boxes with functions across the centuries”, in RAIL, number 943, page 58:
- Its [listed building] designation is due to its 'group value' with Mostyn's station and goods shed, and to it being a well-preserved early 20th century example.
- 2024 December 23, Agence France-Presse, “Baby mammoth in Russia is the ‘best-preserved’ ever found”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Experts say it is the best-preserved mammoth carcass in the world and is one of only seven whole remains ever found.
Translations
[edit]healthy and ageing gracefully
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old object in good condition
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