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ruin value

ruin value noun: the concept of designing a building such that it will leave behind aesthetically pleasing and long-lasting ruins.

Noun

ruin value (uncountable)

  1. The concept of designing a building such that it will leave behind aesthetically pleasing and long-lasting ruins.

Origin of ruin value

Calque of German Ruinenwert.

Questions about ruin value

What does ruin value mean?
Ruin value means the concept of designing a building such that it will leave behind aesthetically pleasing and long-lasting ruins.
What part of speech is ruin value?
Ruin value is a noun.

Words near ruin value in the dictionary

  1. ruin
  2. ruin of the year
  3. ruin pub
  4. ruin pubs
  5. ruin theory
  6. ruin value
  7. ruin'd
  8. ruin-restoration creationism
  9. ruina montium
  10. ruinable
  11. ruinate

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