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degenerates

degenerates is the plural of degenerate.

degenerates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of degenerate.

Meaning of degenerate

Noun

degenerate (plural degenerates)

  1. One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.
    • In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy.

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Questions about degenerates

What is degenerates the plural of?
Degenerates is the plural of degenerate.

Words near degenerates in the dictionary

  1. degenerate matrixes
  2. degenerate matter
  3. degenerated
  4. degenerately
  5. degenerateness
  6. degenerates
  7. degenerating
  8. degeneration
  9. degenerational
  10. degenerationism
  11. degenerationist

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