Main Entry: de·gen·er·a·cy

Pronunciation: \di-ˈjen-rə-sē, -ˈje-nə-, dē-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural de·gen·er·a·cies

Date: 1664

1 : the state of being degenerate
2 : the process of becoming degenerate
3 : sexual perversion
4 : the coding of an amino acid by more than one codon