degeneration
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~ the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
degeneration
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~ passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
degeneration
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~ the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
degenerative arthritis
— Noun
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~ chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
deglutition
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~ the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
degradation
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~ changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
degradation
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~ a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
degrader
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~ a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
degree
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~ an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
degree
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~ the highest power of a term or variable
degree
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~ a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
degree centigrade
— Noun
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~ a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree
— Noun
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~ a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
degree day
— Noun
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~ a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
degree
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~ a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
degree day
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~ the day on which university degrees are conferred
degree
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~ a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
degree Celsius
— Noun
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~ a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree
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~ the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
degustation
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~ taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"