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—monogenist, n. —monogenistic, adj./meuh noj"euh niz'euhm/, n.the theory that the human race has descended from a single pair of individuals or a single ancestral type.[1860-65; MONO- + -GEN + -ISM]
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monogenism — MONOGENÍSM s.n. Teorie antropologică care consideră că specia umană are origine unică. – Din fr. monogénisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 04.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 monogenísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … … Dicționar Român
Monogenism — Mo*nog e*nism, n. (Anthropol.) The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monogenism — [mō näj′ə niz΄əm, mənäj′ə niz΄əm] n. [ MONO + GEN + ISM] theory that all human beings are descended from a single pair of ancestors: see POLYGENISM … English World dictionary
monogenism — mÉ™ nÉ‘dÊ’É™nɪzm / nÉ’d n. theory that the entire human race descended from one single pair of man and woman … English contemporary dictionary
monogenism — mo·nog·e·nism … English syllables
monogenism — Моногенизм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
monogenism — mo•nog•e•nism [[t]məˈnɒdʒ əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. bio the theory that the human race has descended from a single pair of individuals or a single ancestral type • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
monogenism — The belief that all humans are descended from two people … Grandiloquent dictionary
monogenism — məˈnäjəˌnizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mon + gen + ism : the doctrine or belief that all human races have descended from a single created pair or from a common ancestral type compare polygenism … Useful english dictionary
Monogenesis — Monogenism (monogenesis) is the theory of human origins which posits a single origin for all human races. For the belief that all humans are descended from Adam, see Polygenism. Monogenesis may refer to: Recent African origin of modern humans… … Wikipedia
