degenerescence

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noun

degeneration

Scrabble 20

Meanings

noundegenerescence (countable and uncountable, plural degenerescences)

plural degenerescences

  1. countableuncountabledegeneration

Origin

  1. Frenchdégénérescence
  2. Englishdegenerescence

Borrowed from French dégénérescence.

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APA

degenerescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerescence

MLA

“degenerescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degenerescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerescence.

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