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DEDIFFERENTIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The loss of specialization in form or function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("dedifferentiation" is a kind of...):
adaptation; adaption; adjustment (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
Derivation:
dedifferentiate (lose specialization in form or function)