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cacogenics

American  
[kak-uh-jen-iks] / ˌkæk əˈdʒɛn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. dysgenics.

cacogenics British  
/ ˌkækəʊˈdʒɛnɪks /

noun

  1. another name for dysgenics

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Other Word Forms

  • cacogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cacogenics

First recorded in 1915–20; caco- + (eu)genics

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