"degradation" meaning in English

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "degrade + -ation",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "degradation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "degradations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Degradation is the condition or process of degrading or being degraded."
      ],
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        "countable & uncountable"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Geology",
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      "glosses": [
        "Degradation is the gradual wearing down of rocks by the action of water."
      ],
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        "countable & uncountable",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "degradation"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "degrade + -ation",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "degradation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Countable nouns",
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Degradation is the condition or process of degrading or being degraded."
      ],
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        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Geology",
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Degradation is the gradual wearing down of rocks by the action of water."
      ],
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        "countable & uncountable",
        "geology"
      ]
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    }
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  "word": "degradation"
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