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Definition of degeneration

passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Similar Words: retrogression, devolution, degeneracy, decadence, decadency

Hyponyms: abiotrophy, cataplasia, attack, macular degeneration, obsolescence

Derivational Morphology: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate

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