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degeneration

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
de·gen·er·a·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of degeneration
Pronunciation:
\di-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən, ˌdē-\
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century
1: degenerate condition2: a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state3: intellectual, moral, or artistic decline4 a: progressive deterioration of physical characters from a level representing the norm of earlier generations or forms b: deterioration of a tissue or an organ in which its function is diminished or its structure is impaired
synonyms see deterioration


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