Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-GEN'ER-ATE-NESS
DE-GEN'ER-ATE-LYDE-GEN'ER-A-TING
DE-GEN'ER-ATE-NESS, n.
A degenerate state; a state in which the natural good qualities of the species are decayed or lost.
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