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degeneration

noun

passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

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Word length
12
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
EG
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən

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noun

  1. passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

noun

  1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

noun

  1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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