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polygenesis

[ pol-ee-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Biology, Anthropology.
  1. origin from more than one ancestral species or line.


polygenesis

/ ˌpɒlɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk; ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. biology evolution of a polyphyletic organism or group
  2. the hypothetical descent of the different races of man from different ultimate ancestors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpolygeˈnetically, adverb
  • polygenetic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polygenesis1

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -genesis
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Example Sentences

Polygenesis amounted to a justification for Europeans believing themselves essentially different from the rest of the species.

Polygenesis, pol-i-jen′e-sis, n. origin from many separate germs: the theory that organisms sprang from different cells.

Polygenesis in his inventions may probably be regarded as testimony in favour of the monogenesis of Man.

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