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退化 — meaning in English

taika

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English meaning

  • degeneration noun The process of becoming worse, weaker, or less functional over time.
  • obsolete adj No longer used because something newer or better has replaced it.
  • retrogression noun A deterioration or decline to a previous state.

Senses

退化 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.
  • obsolete (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
  • retrogression A deterioration or decline to a previous state.

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