Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spontaneous generation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: spon-ta-neous -gen-er-a-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

spontaneous generations (plural)

Phrases

spontaneous generationist

Frequently Paired Words

abiogenesis

Synonyms

autogenesis abiogenesis autogeny

Questions

What does spontaneous generation mean?: The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.

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