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polygenetic

[ pol-ee-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

  1. Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
  2. having many or several different sources of origin.


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Other Words From

  • poly·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polygenetic1

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

In the case of the polygenetic class, the idea is necessarily twofold.

This condition makes it appear quite possible that the family may be polygenetic.

The polygenetic emergence of writing is, in itself, significant in several ways.

We may consider them as colour-giving principles, and so we term them polygenetic colours.

In the various colours and dyes we have all phases, and the monogenetic shades almost imperceptibly into the polygenetic.

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