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de⋅gen⋅er⋅a⋅tive

[di-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]
–adjective
1. tending to degenerate.
2. characterized by degeneration.

Origin:
1840–50; degenerate + -ive
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de·gen·er·a·tive   (dĭ-jěn'ər-ə-tĭv)   
adj.  Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by degeneration: a degenerative disease.
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Main Entry: de·gen·er·a·tive
Pronunciation: di-'jen-&-"rAt-iv, -'jen-(&-)r&t-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to,involving, or tending to cause degeneration <degenerative conditions of the nervous system —Morris Fishbein> degenerative changes which occur in the blood vessels,such as a hardening of the arteries —Lionel Whitby>
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degenerative de·gen·er·a·tive (dĭ-jěn'ər-ə-tĭv)
adj.
Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by degeneration.

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