Etymology

degeneration

de·gen·er·ation
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Today it means: The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse. Full definition →

French dégénération ← Latin dēgenerātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēgenerātiō
  2. French · derived fromdégénération
  3. English todaydegeneration

From French dégénération, from Latin dēgenerātiō.

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