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countable and uncountable, plural degeneracies
The state of being degenerate (in all senses). quotations examples
Inveterate abuse of drinking in nonhereditarily disposed persons creates a degeneracy like the hereditary.
1893, Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, United States. Office of Education, page 133
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted. examples