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* {{quote-book, year=1814, author=William Brodie Gurney, title=The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane,, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=Gentlemen, the complete developement of this business, however, now approached. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1818, author=, title=Frankenstein or, the modern Prometheus, chapter=2, edition=1831 ed. citation

, passage="I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the developement of filial love." }}

* {{quote-book, year=1871, author=, title=Home as Found, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage="Pray, Mr. Truck," inquired S.R.P., "is it commonly thought in the English literary circles, that Byron was a developement of Shakspeare, or Shakspeare a shadowing forth of Byron?" }}

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.