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dégénération — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • degeneration noun The process of becoming worse, weaker, or less functional over time.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

dégénération is used for these senses in English:

  • degeneration (uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.
  • degeneration (uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
  • waste Gradual loss or decay.

waste — full definition

  1. noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
  2. noun The act of using something carelessly or without getting proper value from it.
  3. verb To use something carelessly or fail to make good use of it.
  4. adjective Not used, cultivated, or wanted; discarded or barren.

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