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Degeneration

Dih-jeh-nur-AY-shuhn

/dɪˌdʒɛnɜːrˈeɪʃʌn/

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degeneration

Dictionary meaning

Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form.

Synonyms: retrogression

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