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de·gen·er·a·cy  audio  (d-jnr--s) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. de·gen·er·a·cies
  1. The process of degenerating.
  2. The state of being degenerate.
  3. Corrupt, vulgar, vicious behavior, especially sexual perversion.
  4. Genetics The presence in the genetic code of multiple codons for the same amino acid.



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