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Degeneracy

//dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being degenerate (in all senses). countable, uncountable

    "If it be true, that the preſent age is more corrupt, than the preceding, the great multiplication of Novels has probably contributed to its degeneracy."

  2. 2
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles wordnet
  3. 3
    The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities wordnet
  5. 5
    A limiting case of a class of objects which appears to be qualitatively different from (and usually simpler than) the rest of the class. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From degenerate + -cy.

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