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Degeneracy Definition & Meaning

degeneracy
noun
  1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

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What does degeneracy mean?
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
What part of speech is degeneracy?
Degeneracy is a noun.
How many definitions does degeneracy have?
Degeneracy has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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