( n. )
A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
( n. )
A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012