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de·gen·er·a·cy (dĭ-jĕn'ər-ə-sē)
n., pl., -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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