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preserved in aspic

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Adjective

preserved in aspic (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.
    Synonym: preserved in amber
    • Johnston, G., Robertson, E. (2019). BBC World Service: Overseas Broadcasting, 1932–2018. Germany: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p.285
      He described the service as ‘preserved in aspic, speaking with the plummy tones of a Britain that scarcely existed any longer’.

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