Noun

(en noun)

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.

The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.

Noun

(en noun)

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

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(advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.

* 1927 , William Leonard Crum, Advertising Fluctuations, Seasonal and Cyclical

Total newspaper advertising lineage in the North Atlantic region