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Definition of degenerate:
(adj) :
(of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to an undesirable and typically abnormal; (of a human or system) having lost good or desirable qualities
"the genetic code is degenerate because a single amino acid can be coded by one of several codons."
(n) :
one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature
"you are a degenerate, boy. You're a disgrace to your ancestors."
"his condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital."
Definition of degenerate:
(adj) :
(of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to an undesirable and typically abnormal; (of a human or system) having lost good or desirable qualities
"the genetic code is degenerate because a single amino acid can be coded by one of several codons."
(n) :
one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature
"you are a degenerate, boy. You're a disgrace to your ancestors."
"his condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital."