 degeneration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | |
| Synonyms: | devolution | |
| Related terms: | development process attack macular_degeneration obsolescence | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | |
| Synonyms: | decadence decadency degeneracy | |
| Related terms: | abasement deteriorate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | |
| Synonyms: | retrogression | |
| Related terms: | transformation cataplasia abiotrophy | |
| Similar spelling: |
degenerative degenerate degeneracy Degenhardt |
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