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Definition of Degradation
Deg`ra`da´tion | n. | 1. | The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. | | 2. | The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. | | 3. | Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. | | 4. | (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. | | 5. | (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. | | 6. | (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. |
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