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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

“Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.”

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degeneration

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/Used In Literature ↓

The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. degenerationdegeneration fattydegeneration maculardegeneration walleriandegeneration cysticdegeneration retinal
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Synonyms

nerfdebasementdeclinedegeneracydegradationdeterioration

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Related Words

retrogressiondegenerativeworseninglosscorruption

Poetry examples for “degeneration”

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1. PRELUDEbyW.H. Auden

2. THE FLIGHT INTO THE UNKNOWN

A happy picture of degeneration

Mr. Cox ...................................................................... J. Augustus Keogh

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