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- pronunciation:
- dih
je
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shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the process of decline or decay.
The degeneration of the downtown business area is attributed to the establishment of the shopping malls near the highway.- antonyms:
- regeneration
- similar words:
- decay, rot
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| definition 2: |
the state or condition following decline or decay.
- similar words:
- rot
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| definition 3: |
lessening or cessation of an organ's function in the course of evolution.
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| definition 4: |
the gradual decrease in the efficiency of bodily organs or tissues, resulting from disease or aging.
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| related words: |
decay, ebb |
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