Altération d'une chose, déchet, diminution. L'abâtardissement d'une race d'animaux.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
ETYM From Degenerate.
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities; SYN. degeneration.
1. The state of being degenerate.
2. The process of becoming degenerate.
3. Sexual perversion.
4. The coding of an amino acid by more than one codon.