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degeneration > 3 senses
NOUN1degeneration, devolutionThe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
2degeneration, degeneracy, decadence, decadencyThe state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
3degeneration, retrogressionPassing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
degeneration > pronunciation
Soundsdihjheh.nerey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
degeneration > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
Synonymsdevolution
Contrarydevelopment, evolution
Broaderprocess, physical process
Narrowerattack; macular degeneration; obsolescence
Verbsdegenerate
degeneration > noun 2, state
MeaningThe state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.
Synonymsdegeneracy, decadence, decadency
Broaderabasement, degradation, abjection
Verbsdegenerate
degeneration > noun 3, event
MeaningPassing from a more complex to a simpler biological form.
Synonymsretrogression
Broadertransformation, transmutation, shift
Narrowerabiotrophy; cataplasia

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