Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polygenism

/pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-genism
IPA: /pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt polygenism for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)"

Etymology

From poly- + genism?

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce polygenism?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/.
What does polygenism mean?: The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
Where does polygenism come from?: From poly- + genism?

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